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Nate Sanford/KNKXSince December, renters in six apartment buildings in Tacoma have voted to form unions in an effort to negotiate better leases with their landlords. -
Port of SeattleOfficials are boosting training for employees at the airport and shipping terminals, as well as at local hospitality businesses, to recognize and report cases of human trafficking.
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Brian Heywood's lawsuit challenged the law's inclusion of a clause that deems it “necessary to the functioning of government” and blocks it from being recalled via referendum. -
A Thurston County Superior Court judge on Wednesday paused a new law that would have put more requirements on candidates running for county sheriff in Washington. -
Gov. Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown are weighing in on an ongoing battle between the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma and the state’s health department. -
Washington’s Supreme Court has a record number of races up for election, but voter participation is historically low. -
State Department of Health officials tried to inspect most recently on March 20, according to the agency. The GEO Group, which runs the detention center, turned them away. -
Former Attorney General Rob McKenna and the Citizens Action Defense Fund have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Washington’s new income tax on high earners. -
Washington’s Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on the constitutionality of a portion of the recently passed income tax on high earners, also known as the “millionaires tax.” -
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network said calls to its hotline came from across the state in 2025. In past years, those calls came mainly from specific counties. -
Despite the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Chinook Indian Nation vows to continue the over a century-long fight and is looking to Congress for the next steps. -
Dozens of citizenship ceremonies were canceled across the Pacific Northwest. They're the final step to becoming a U.S. citizen.
