Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
Tech Big Data's booming. Big Results aren't. We’ve seen huge advances in our ability to generate, collect and store data. But not much happens to all that info once it’s in the database. by ben elowitz / May 23, 2013
Tech Where are the next great media empires? Where's the new digital media giant? by ben elowitz / July 2, 2013
Tech The Washington Mudslide: Should there be an 'App for That'? The hillside that gave way near Oso, WA. by Bill Schrier / March 28, 2014
Politics Healthcare.gov: Why the Washington state site eclipsed D.C.'s What went wrong with the Feds' Affordable Care Act website and why the other Washington did so well. by Bill Schrier / October 23, 2013
Culture Is Twitter the new electronic TV Guide? Is Twitter the new TV Guide? by ben elowitz / September 19, 2013
Tech 2014's #3 Most Read: Why Google Fiber will never come to Seattle Fiber optics. by Bill Schrier / December 28, 2014
Tech 2014's #8 Most Read: CenturyLink's bold vow of real gigabit in uptight Seattle In Seattle, there is a particularly big obstacle to this kind of improvement: the city's tendency toward regulate aggressively. by Bill Schrier / December 21, 2014