Clinton and Sanders begin the process of unification
SEATTLE -- With the last presidential contest yesterday in Washington, D.C., the Democratic presidential primaries now over, and all signs are that Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are ready to put...
View ArticleSeattle workers demand ‘predictable schedules’
SEATTLE -- Employees in Seattle are pushing hard for better work conditions. They argue that companies abuse them with unpredictable hours and changing schedules. This effort follows the city’s...
View ArticleVoters trust Trump over Clinton on economy, new poll shows
When it comes to the economy, Donald Trump is the preferred choice of American voters. Voters overwhelmingly think Democrat Hillary Clinton will be the next president (whether they want that or not),...
View ArticleWill Britain’s decision to leave the European Union affect Washington state...
SEATTLE -- Thursday's historic vote in Britain to leave the European Union has many in our region worried about the potential downside it could have locally. Consider the Washington companies that...
View ArticleIn Seattle, Obama previews campaign stump speech: No time for ‘charlatans’
SEATTLE -- Delayed from hitting the presidential campaign trail, President Barack Obama previewed his 2016 stump speech Friday for an incumbent governor instead, using a fundraiser here to hit...
View ArticleOil train protesters disrupt Obama speech: ‘I gotcha, I heard ya,’ prez replies
SEATTLE (AP) —Protesters objecting to crude oil shipments on Northwest railways briefly interrupted President Barack Obama's remarks in Seattle Friday night. Speaking at a fundraiser Friday evening...
View ArticleBertha tunneling update: One-third complete, ready to dig under downtown...
SEATTLE -- The Bertha boring machine has reached a big milestone. It has successfully made it under the Alaskan Way Viaduct without a hitch, and will soon start digging under downtown buildings....
View ArticleMayor admits cleaning up homeless ‘Jungle’ will take time
SEATTLE -- Despite aggressive attempts to clean up the dangerous 'Jungle' encampment under I-5, at least 100 homeless people remain and are refusing to leave. On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray...
View ArticleStatewide $13.50 minimum wage measure likely headed to ballot
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Workers in Washington could be in for a big pay increase. Supporters of Initiative 1433 submitted over 350,000 signatures Wednesday to hike the state's minimum wage to $13.50 an...
View ArticleGun suspension initiative appears headed to November ballot
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gun control advocates are a big step closer to getting an initiative on the November ballot. On Thursday, they turned in over 300,000 signatures for Initiative-1491, which would...
View ArticleHead of Washington GOP criticizes Cruz for not endorsing Trump (VIDEO)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The head of the Washington State Republican Party was among those upset that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz did not endorse Donald Trump for president, and she gave Cruz a piece of her...
View ArticleClock ticks down on Clinton’s VP announcement
(CNN) -- Hillary Clinton was preparing to announce her vice presidential running mate as early as Friday, aides said, with their first joint appearance expected Saturday in Miami. But then an attack...
View ArticleMany of Washington’s Sanders delegates remain opposed to TPP
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Opposition to the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal remains strong among Washington state's Bernie Sanders supporters at the Democratic National Convention, even though...
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Hillary Clinton accepts ‘milestone’ nomination, pledges steady hand in...
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and US Vice President nominee Tim Kaine acknowledge the crowd at the end on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo...
View ArticleMajority of Seattle City Council votes for historic affordable housing mandate
SEATTLE -- Seattle has taken a big step toward increasing affordable housing. On Tuesday, a majority of the City Council showed up in a committee and voted, 5-0, for the first time to require...
View ArticleMurray, Vance advance to general election for U.S. Senate; Inslee, Bryant...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Democratic incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee and Republican challenger Bill Bryant easily advanced through Washington's primary to the November ballot Tuesday night, as did Democratic...
View ArticleELECTION: Seattle’s Housing Levy increase passes; Snohomish Co. sales tax...
SEATTLE — Voters approved Seattle’s Proposition 1 to replace and raise the city’s Housing Levy, election results showed Tuesday night, while a measure in Snohomish County to increase the sales tax to...
View ArticleSeattle workers push for secure and predictable schedules
SEATTLE - There’s a new push for worker’s rights in Seattle, that could gain traction in other cities in the region, just like the minimum wage hike did. This time, the demand is for “secure...
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