Politics WA prison officials push back on bill to limit solitary confinement Lawmakers and the Department of Corrections agree that the practice is harmful, but the latter balked at the proposed regulations by Mari Kanagy / February 24, 2022
Politics WA proposed budget funds stipends to attract low-income board members $50,000 is allocated for constituents to help shape boards and commissions with their lived experiences. by Mari Kanagy / February 18, 2022
Politics Bill aims to boost incentives for filming in Washington If 'Twilight' is set in Washington, it should have been shot in Washington, legislators say. by Mari Kanagy / February 7, 2022
Politics Students close to getting voting power on WA education board A bill inspired by student outreach would give authority to two students. It passed out of both chambers of the Washington Legislature this session. by Mari Kanagy / March 10, 2022
Politics Gov. Inslee's budget seeks to expand voting access in WA county jails The budget asks for more than half a million to go to helping remove barriers for people in jail who are otherwise eligible to vote. by Mari Kanagy / January 21, 2022
Opinion Western State: a broken place in a broken system A look at the broken mental health system through the experience of one woman. by Sinan Demirel / June 28, 2018
Politics Tim Eyman: Democrats shouldn't repeat 2010 tax-hike debacle in 2015 Tim Eyman by tim eyman / July 23, 2014
Equity Seattle's Hotel de Gink Before Tent City, before Nickelsville, the city had a self-managed, self-policed, sustainable room-and-boarding house for homeless men. by Sinan Demirel / November 25, 2013
Politics Yes on I-1053: Making tax increases the last resort Tax hater Tim Eyman drew boos at the transportation listening tour. by tim eyman / October 28, 2010
Equity What next for Seattle’s homeless? It has been over nine months since Seattle Mayor Ed Murray declared a “state of civil emergency” in response to an alarming, and growing, number of people living on the streets. ... by Sinan Demirel / August 23, 2016