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 U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws banning transgender girls from playing on school sports teams with girls and women. -
State officials are projecting a budget shortfall of nearly $500 million in the next year, as the governor signals an unwillingness to create new taxes to close that gap. -
A statewide ballot initiative this November will ask voters to consider banning trans girls from competing on girls’ school sports teams. -
Rep. Tarra Simmons (D-Bremerton) is facing ethics charges. The accusations culminated in a rare two-day public hearing before the state’s Legislative Ethics Board this week. -
Starting June 11, House Bill 2105 will require employers to give workers at least five business days’ notice that any federal agency is auditing their I-9 forms or any other worker records. -
The initiative echoes restrictions in 27 other states and would effectively block transgender girls from joining girls’ middle- and high-school teams. -
About 600,000 women are currently navigating peri-menopause, menopause, or post-menopause in the workforce, according to the Washington State Women’s Commission. -
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.
