Sarah Mizes-Tan
State Government ReporterSarah Mizes-Tan leads coverage of state government for KUOW and KNKX and reports stories of people affected by officials’ decisions. Her work reaches audiences across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon through the Northwest News Network.
Before moving to Olympia, Sarah launched the race and equity beat at Cap Radio in Sacramento. She reported for WCAI on Cape Cod, KQED in the Bay Area, and on education for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
She has a master's in journalism from Columbia University.
Reach her at smt@knkx.org or sarah@kuow.org
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The case comes in the wake of a national ruling on redistricting and raises questions about whether primary elections would happen on time in Washington. -
Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, appointed Theo Angelis to the seat of outgoing Justice Barbara Madsen. Angelis will have to run for election in November to keep his seat. -
Washington’s gasoline prices are some of the nation’s highest. The average for a gallon of gas is $5.75, significantly higher than records set in previous years. -
The move comes just days after the Washington Supreme Court dismissed the conservative-backed group Let's Go Washington's lawsuit challenging the tax. -
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. -
Primary elections are fast approaching, and Democrats in some Western Washington races are facing early competition — from other Democrats. -
Washington’s Supreme Court has a record number of races up for election, but voter participation is historically low. -
The ballots, mostly from King County, were not filled out and were never delivered to voters. They spanned elections from 2022 to 2025.
