News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023
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
Medina Mayor Michael Luis: If I Were Mayor Mayor of Medina Michael Luis by Michael Luis / May 21, 2013
Politics Tired of growth? Be careful what you wish for Seattle sees lots of moving days like this one (2005). by Michael Luis / August 12, 2014
Politics Seattle's not-so-radical history will reassert itself Seattle skyline by Michael Luis / May 26, 2014
Politics Growth game: Housing prices challenge Puget Sound Row houses in north Seattle by Michael Luis / November 30, 2014
Tech Is Seattle's real advantage how adorable it is? A view of Downtown Seattle from Kerry Park on Queen Anne (March 2015) by Michael Luis / March 10, 2015
Tech Seattle's tech boom is just getting started An Amazon building under construction earlier this year: Seattle's tech boom could be poised for takeoff. by Michael Luis / November 14, 2016
Politics Puget Sound growth: Where will they all live? Condos along Leary Avenue NW in the urban village of Ballard. by Michael Luis / September 14, 2014