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Income or excise? Figuring out how state Supreme Court might rule on challenge to capital gains tax

Is Washington’s capital gains tax an excise or income tax? That’s the question that could soon be presented to the state Supreme Court, and which...

Fourth straight day of cancelled flights at Sea-Tac amid ongoing Alaska Airlines pilot shortage

For the fourth straight day, dozens of Alaska Airlines flights passing through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have been cancelled over what the company says is a...

Washington enacts limits on how schools can conduct active shooter drills

A bill limiting the way schools can conduct active shooter lockdown drills was signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Jay Inslee. High-capacity magazine ban...

ACLU puts $500,000 behind push to codify decriminalization of drug possession statewide

The downstream effect, though, was that Washington’s existing statute that made simple drug possession of any kind a felony was made null and void, striking...

State lawmaker: Bill moving Washington elections to even years is a ‘common sense’ shift

A newly-proposed bill in the state Legislature would seek to move most of Washington’s statewide and local elections to even years. Group seeking to change...

Puget Sound housing market hits record numbers as prices continue to soar

Despite historically low inventory, the Puget Sound region housing market set records for total closed sales in 2021. Economist: Unsustainable for Puget Sound home values...

State lawmakers aim to dismantle ‘NIMBY at its core’ by ending community councils

Years ago, whenever an unincorporated neighborhood in Washington was being annexed into a city, something known as a community council would be formed to ensure...

Gov. Inslee deploys National Guard, halts non-urgent procedures amid hospital staffing crisis

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that he will be deploying the National Guard to hospitals across Washington, while halting all non-emergency procedures to free up...

Mayor Harrell extends Seattle eviction moratorium another 30 days

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Wednesday that he will be issuing a 30-day extension of the city’s eviction moratorium. Kshama Sawant calls on mayor to...

King County district to use one-of-a-kind smartphone voting platform for third straight year

For the third straight year, the King Conservation District (KCD) will be running its annual elections through a smartphone voting platform. ‘The difference is staggering’:...

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