Big Election For Incumbents – And Women – In Seattle City Council Races All five Seattle City Council incumbents running for election to new districts were ahead of their opponents after the second batch of returns came in... KUOW Staff
Why Do Washington Voters Love Outsider Candidates? David Hyde speaks with University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara about the popularity of political outsiders in Washington State, and her new... David Hyde
Washington's Only Dry Town May Legalize Booze David Hyde talks with Fircrest resident and City Councilmember Hunter George about why he wants to end alcohol prohibition in Washington's only dry town. David Hyde
Seattle Declares State Of Emergency On Homelessness Leaders of Seattle and King County declared a state of civil emergency this week – not due to an earthquake or a mudslide, but because of homelessness. Joshua McNichols
Just How Heavy Is Seattle's Tax Burden? Being asked to pay extra for transit or schools is a regular event for Seattle voters. In Tuesday's election, they backed the $930 million Move Seattle... Carolyn Adolph
Latinos At Highest Risk From Air Pollution, Study Says Neighborhoods where non-English speaking Latinos live tend to have the most toxic air quality, according to new research out of Washington State... Liz Jones
King County Council Candidates Spar Over Time Spent Working For the past 20 years, Jane Hague has represented Bellevue and other Eastside cities in the King County Council's District 6. This year she's facing a... Amy Radil
Economist Explains How Seattle Can Avoid Common Growing Pains Ross Reynolds talks with University of California Berkeley economics professor Enrico Moretti, author of “The New Geography of Jobs,” about how the... Ross Reynolds
This Week In Prayers, Politics, Public Libraries And Pangolins What's up with those scaly anteater-like animals? Why did Seattle Public Library’s rebranding effort fail? Was Bremerton High School's football coach... Bill Radke
Seattle Candidates From Where The Sidewalk Ends We’ve been asking Seattle City Council candidates to answer whimsical questions. What animal would they be? What magical power would they have? Who is... Isolde Raftery
