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
Feds' stimulus for high-speed rail is low-speed The tracks at Seattle's King Street Station are to be improved with federal funds for high-speed rail. by C.B. Hall / July 6, 2010
Politics Rough seas for Puget Sound's foot ferries The 'Spirit of Kingston' passenger ferry by C.B. Hall / February 8, 2011
Politics Legislators counter Gregoire's ferry plan with one of their own Washington state's newest ferry, the Chetzemoka. by C.B. Hall / January 24, 2011
Tech Eastside rail line: Can suburbia deal with a freight train? A freight car sits on a spur just off the main line near downtown Bellevue. by C.B. Hall / January 19, 2011
Politics Seattle-to-Portland Amtrak service to get a boost The tracks at Seattle's King Street Station are to be improved with federal funds for high-speed rail. by C.B. Hall / September 6, 2010
Politics Are passenger-only ferries on the way back? The 'Spirit of Kingston' passenger ferry by C.B. Hall / August 16, 2010
Politics Two ways to look at the sea, and a search for objective facts Nature Conservancy ecologist Roger Fuller takes measurements in the estuary of the Stillaguamish River. by C.B. Hall / January 5, 2011
Politics High-speed rail funds are still hung up, as Congress tightens its belt Advocates of the rail program are still waiting for promised federal funds, and they worry that a newly conservative Congress will cut the payouts. by C.B. Hall / January 4, 2011
Politics More federal rail money for state, and what about some train-building jobs? Wisconsin was one of the states to reject high-speed rail money, helping Washington state to a new chunk of federal help. Now, some hope train-building jobs headed to Wisconsin might come here, too. by C.B. Hall / December 9, 2010