Presidential contests under way in Arizona, Utah, Idaho on ‘Western Tuesday’
SEATTLE -- The presidential race came west Tuesday, as voting occurred in three states: Arizona, Utah and Idaho. It’s one of the last chances that the stop-Trump movement has of keeping the GOP...
View ArticleLawmakers pass state budget: A look at the details
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- After months of debate, including a special legislative session, lawmakers in Olympia finally settled on a new state budget. It includes money for wildfires, higher education and...
View ArticleFrustrated Sanders supporters targeting Washington state’s ‘superdelegates’
SEATTLE -- After the big win for Bernie Sanders in Washington's Democratic Caucus last Saturday, there is a growing movement to persuade the state’s superdelegates, who have a vote at the party...
View ArticleState schools chief Randy Dorn slams Legislature over education funding
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Now that the state legislative session is over, there’s lots of criticism that the lawmakers made no progress on fulfilling the state Supreme Court’s McCleary mandate to fully fund...
View ArticleOpponents of Sodo sports arena starting initiative drive
SEATTLE -- There’s a new effort to stop the planned NBA arena in Seattle's Sodo district. Longshoremen and manufacturing leaders have unveiled a new initiative effort to stop the city from giving...
View Article$13.50 statewide minimum wage here? New initiative planned for fall ballot
SEATTLE -- Get ready for a big battle this fall over whether Washington should raise the state’s minimum wage. Supporters are pushing for a big hike, to $13.50 an hour. They are collecting signatures...
View ArticleTwo-week viaduct closure coming as Bertha tunnels underneath
SEATTLE -- Get ready for a major, two-week closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct -- and the traffic that’s sure to result. The Bertha tunneling machine is about to start boring under the aging roadway,...
View ArticleSeattle mayor lays out traffic plan for Alaskan Way Viaduct closure
SEATTLE -- Get set for some traffic tie-ups starting at the end of the month. That’s when the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be shut down for two weeks so that the Bertha boring machine can dig underneath...
View ArticleSound Transit’s $50 billion light-rail extension plan faces pushback
EVERETT, Wash. -- Big plans are being proposed for a major expansion of the region’s light rail system. Leaders are seeking $50 billion to extend the line north to Everett and south to Tacoma, as well...
View ArticleSeattle City Council decides to put proposed $290 million housing levy before...
SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to send Mayor Ed Murray’s proposed $290 million housing levy, which would raised through increased property taxes, to voters on the Aug. 2...
View ArticleDonald Trump and Megyn Kelly bury the hatchet…for now
A big event tonight for Donald Trump. His first sit-down interview with his journalistic nemesis, FOX News Anchor Megyn Kelly. The two have been engaged in a public battle for months, ever since Trump...
View ArticleRural homeowners object to pot grow operations, tell King County Council,...
SEATTLE -- The King County Council got an earful Wednesday from rural homeowners who object to marijuana grow operations in their neighborhoods. “We come to you and ask you to stop this now,” said one...
View ArticleFormer Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal endorses Donald Trump, his former rival
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- He was one of the harshest critics of Donald Trump, even calling him a “madman” and an “egomaniac.” But now former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is endorsing the presumptive GOP...
View ArticleTrump wins state primary, calls into Lynnwood rally; Clinton takes...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Donald Trump handily won Washington state's Republican presidential primary Tuesday, even as he shared the ballot with three other candidates who had already dropped out of the...
View ArticleState GOP leaders slam Inslee, former DOC chief over mistaken early release...
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Jay Inslee and his staff are under renewed criticism for the mistaken early release of over 3,000 prisoners in recent years, some of whom have gone on to commit other crimes. A...
View ArticleWashington auditor Troy Kelley to face another fraud trial
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they plan to try Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley again on fraud charges, after his five-week fraud trial ended with a hung jury in April. They made...
View ArticleSeattle mayor, City Council agree on homeless encampment sweeps
SEATTLE -- After weeks of being at odds, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and City Council members are finally in agreement about how to clean up 'The Jungle' homeless encampment under Interstate 5. Lawmakers...
View ArticleClinton lays claim to Democratic nomination, celebrates historic ‘milestone’...
NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton laid claim to the Democratic Party's presidential nomination and with it, a piece of history Tuesday night, as she became the first woman to lead a major party's bid for...
View ArticleA tall order: Sanders’ only hope is to convince nearly 400 Clinton...
SEATTLE -- Bernie Sanders shows no signs of dropping out of the Democratic presidential race – even after rival Hillary Clinton declared victory with enough pledged and superdelegates to secure the...
View ArticleGun control debate heats up after Orlando rampage
SEATTLE -- A renewed call came Tuesday from President Obama for stricter gun laws in the aftermath of the Orlando rampage over the weekend. As he has after other tragedies, the president is urging...
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