UW Historian Reflects On Tension In Seattle Politics Between Business,...
Many people in Seattle -- no matter their political ideology -- are frustrated with their elected leaders, who are trying to keep the business sector happy and confront a growing homelessness crisis....
View ArticleCarbon Fee Initiative Has Money, Backing From Powerful Groups
This week is the deadline for initiative backers in Washington and Oregon to submit their petitions to the Secretary of State’s office.
View ArticleTacoma Lawmaker — And His Accuser — Call For A Better Way To Investigate...
In the aftermath of a recent workplace conduct investigation at the state Capitol, the Democratic lawmaker at the heart of the inquiry and one of his accusers say the process has revealed flaws in how...
View ArticleLawmaker Pays $35K For Child Care, Vows To Make It Cheaper For Other WA Parents
It’s the agony of modern day parents: how to find and afford decent child care. This has become such a problem, the Washington Legislature has created a task force to tackle the issue .
View ArticleTrump's Helsinki Bow To Putin Leaves World Wondering: Why?
Given the attitude with which President Trump has greeted all news of the Russian interference in the 2016 election, his performance in Helsinki on Monday should have come as no surprise. And yet there...
View ArticleVictims Will Have New Place To Go To Report Harassment, Misconduct In...
In response to the #MeToo movement, the Washington state Senate will create a new human resources officer position to investigate complaints of harassment and other workplace misconduct, replacing a...
View ArticleVindicated By Supreme Court, Lawyer With Criminal Past Now Finds She's...
The past eight months have been a whirlwind of victories for Tarra Simmons—an honors law school graduate with a criminal past.
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About The Democratic Socialists Of America
Thirteen socialists walk into a West Virginia bar. It's a Saturday evening in early July, and the North Central West Virginia chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is getting together at a...
View ArticleAfter allegations of inappropriate behavior, state representative trails in...
Embattled Democratic state Rep. David Sawyer of Tacoma was in third place in early primary returns Tuesday night, an indication of the political fallout he’s facing over numerous allegations of...
View ArticleState Primary Election Results Roundup: Is A Blue Wave Coming?
This story was updated Wednesday at 5:44 p.m. with results from the Pierce County prosecutor's race. Early primary results are confirming many of the expectations of those closely watching the races....
View ArticleWashington Republicans Say They Have 'Work To Do' After Close Primaries
Washington Republicans are regrouping after a primary election pounding Tuesday that extended beyond swing districts to rock-ribbed GOP pockets of the state.
View ArticleState lawmaker Matt Manweller fired from Central Washington University
Central Washington University on Tuesday fired Republican state Rep. Matt Manweller from his position as a tenured professor of political science following a months-long investigation into his conduct...
View ArticleAccused of staring at women’s breasts, official still stayed on job until...
Last March, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced the resignation of one of his longest-serving cabinet members, Employment Security Department head Dale Peinecke. A workplace misconduct...
View ArticleManweller report finds 'pattern of unprofessional' behavior from lawmaker
Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller “engaged in a pattern of unprofessional and inappropriate behavior” with current and former female students at Central Washington University (CWU) over a 13-year...
View ArticleGov. Inslee hits the road to support Democratic gubernatorial candidates...
As chair of the Democratic Governors Association this year, Gov. Jay Inslee has elevated his national profile as a critic of President Donald Trump and fanned speculation about a 2020 presidential bid....
View ArticleRep. Matt Manweller accused of underage relationship with former student
A former Idaho high school student of embattled Washington legislator and longtime educator Rep. Matt Manweller (R-Cle Elum) says she had a sexual relationship with him beginning after she graduated in...
View ArticleHouse Republicans ask Rep. Manweller to resign after former student alleges...
House Republican leaders on Friday called on embattled state Rep. Matt Manweller (R-Cle-Elum) to resign. The move followed the publication of a story by the public radio Northwest News Network earlier...
View ArticleRep. Matt Manweller, accused of sexual misconduct, says he will resign —...
Under pressure to step down following a new allegation of sexual misconduct, Republican state legislator Matt Manweller on Monday said that he would resign his seat if re-elected this November.
View ArticleFor desperate parents, possibility of guardianship over gravely disabled...
A Washington state senator who says he’s heard from “literally hundreds of parents” of adult children who are struggling with mental illness or addiction wants to allow families to petition for...
View ArticleA crime victim and a grieving grandmother are on opposite sides of Washington...
A year ago this month, Carla Tolle’s 13-year-old grandson Edgar Vazquez was shot and killed by a friend while they played at the friend’s grandfather’s house in Kelso, Washington.
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