Government

2182 Stories

KUOW Newsroom

As WA lawmakers consider a safe staffing bill, nurses warn of crisis conditions and risks to patients

'It's really important that we do have this safe staffing standard because adding more patients to the nurse's workload is literally hurting patients every single day. It's not good for them.'
By
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst

Jan 13, 2022 at 6:02 pm
KUOW Newsroom

Five things to know about Washington’s 2022 legislative session

The Washington Legislature convenes on Monday for a short, 60-day session. Top issues include delaying and making fixes to the state's long-term care insurance program, clarifying some of last year's police reforms and deciding how to spend $1.3 billion in leftover federal COVID-19 relief money the state received.
By
Austin Jenkins

Jan 07, 2022 at 3:50 pm Northwest News Network
Week In Review

Week in Review: Omicron, new state laws, and winter weather

Bill Radke discusses the week's news with the Seattle Times Esmy Jimenez, Publicola’s Paul Kiefer, and the Everett Herald’s Isabella Breda.
By
Bill Radke

Sarah Leibovitz

Kevin Kniestedt

Jan 07, 2022 at 2:32 pm
KUOW Newsroom

'Washington and Seattle are not what you think.' How the insurrection changed politics across the US

It's been one year since the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. And the fallout continues to reverberate across the country and right here in Washington state.
By
Katie Campbell

Angela King

Jan 06, 2022 at 9:40 am
KUOW Newsroom

Seattle's top political moments in 2021: Elections, pandemic response, and more

Political junkies in Seattle had a lot to binge on in 2021.
By
Katie Campbell

Angela King

Jan 03, 2022 at 1:37 pm
KUOW Newsroom

Regulators say Amazon obstructed investigations into warehouse safety violations

Washington state officials say Amazon has stonewalled workplace safety inspectors by attempting to prevent them from entering Amazon warehouse facilities.
By
Paige Browning

Andy Hurst

Dec 29, 2021 at 12:05 pm
KUOW Newsroom

For the Northwest, climate change was hard to ignore in 2021

Climate chaos doesn’t wait around until nothing else is going on.
By
John Ryan

Dec 28, 2021 at 7:04 am
KUOW Newsroom

Republican Senator Doug Ericksen, is dead at 52 after Covid diagnosis

Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen, a Whatcom County Republican, has died, according to an announcement from the Senate Republican Caucus on Saturday. The cause of death was not immediately known.
By
Austin Jenkins

Dec 18, 2021 at 4:14 pm Northwest News Network
KUOW Newsroom

Voter redistricting maps by commission can go forth, WA Supreme Court says

In a surprise order Friday morning, the Washington Supreme Court declined to take on the job of drafting new congressional and legislative maps. Instead, the court declared that the state's Redistricting Commission had finished its work on time last month.
By
Austin Jenkins

Dec 03, 2021 at 9:51 am Northwest News Network
Easy-to-use digital vaccination verification launches in Washington state

Need to prove your Covid-19 vaccination status in Washington state? There’s a new, digital way to do that in as little time as a minute.
By
Liz Brazile

Nov 23, 2021 at 2:15 pm

1 of 219