Feds Snap Up Pink Salmon (Fishermen Say Phew!) The U.S. Department of Agriculture is on a salmon-buying binge. It usually spends $6 million a year buying pink salmon. This summer, it is spending a... Carolyn Adolph
How Washington Is Working To Protect Workers From Employer Fraud Ross Reynolds talks with Elizabeth Smith, assistant director of fraud prevention and labor standards at the Washington State Department of Labor and... Matthew Streib
Look Out Seattle Developers: Apodments Face New Regulations Developers who build tiny apartments in Seattle may soon be working under a new set of city rules. The Seattle City Council gave initial approval... Deborah Wang
Boeing And SpaceX Win Bid To Become Space Taxis NASA announced the winners of its hotly-contested contract to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. Boeing was the big winner. The... Carolyn Adolph
Seattle Gets Revenue Boost From Amazon, Construction Boom A construction boom and runaway hiring at Amazon are leading to stronger than expected tax revenues for the city of Seattle. City budget officials say... Deborah Wang
The U.S. Controls More Ocean Than Any Other Nation, So Why Do We Import 91 Percent Of Our Seafood? Here in the Northwest we take pride in our regional seafood industry, but details about the big picture of seafood distribution may surprise or appall... John O'Brien
Labor Activists Take Minimum Wage Fight To Bellevue Labor activists are targeting the city of Bellevue in the battle for a $15 an hour minimum wage. Yesterday they marched from Seattle across the I-90... Deborah Wang
Over Here, Mega-Ships! Seattle Angles For Big Business The Port of Seattle is getting $20 million dollars in federal investment to help the Port prepare Terminal 46 for the arrival of the next wave of mega... Carolyn Adolph
Costco Settles With Feds Over Clean Air Act Violations Costco, the nation's second largest retailer, has agreed to settle with the Environmental Protection Agency over violations of the Clean Air Act. The... Kim Malcolm
Live Free, Eat Gluten: Return Of Heirloom Grains To Washington People usually go to Skagit Valley for tulips and berries. But here’s a little known fact: The region also grows grains. Grains used to be grown mainly... Ruby de Luna
