A new survey says the incumbent is barely ahead of a challenger who has done virtually no advertising. A new SurveyUSA poll shows Adam Smith barely ahead of Republican Dick Muri, 49% to 46%. All ...

WA relying on hotels, state offices to house foster kids more than ever. With nowhere else to go, the state’s most at-risk kids — and their caseworkers — are faced with limited options.

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the state, Santa was delivering weed products with haste. 'Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the Puget Sound No Starbucks were open, no ...

Live Mariachi music rang from the stage, mothers danced with their children on their toes, and onlookers gazed from outside the fenced park prior to Senator Hillary Clinton's taking the stage last ...

Much has been made of the need to educate the public about how Washington's inland sea is in peril, but that's not the only challenge facing William Ruckelshaus and the Puget Sound Partnership. We ...

Minnesota passes a generous program of dedicated funding for arts and outdoors, passing the measure despite economic hard times. Might Seattle be next? One remarkable bit of political news comes from ...

She's the Senate majority leader, she's from Spokane, and a serious run might necessitate a run for treasurer, first, to gain statewide name recognition. We rely on donations from readers like you to ...

Washington Saves will require businesses without retirement plans for employees to allow their workers an opportunity to contribute to an individual retirement account (IRA) via an automatic payroll ...

The new maps create a Latino-voter-majority district in the Yakima Valley that aligns with federal voting rights laws. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik sided with Latino voters who sued the ...

Meanwhile, California’s cherry season was delayed due to cold and rainy conditions. As a result, cherries from both states were harvested simultaneously, leading to an oversupply — about 70% of the ...

“The Kenneth F. Bunting Award recognizes journalists and media outlets for work that uses or advances Washington state’s open government laws, or educates citizens about them,” according to their ...