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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Washington’s Legislature recently enacted a law that gives renters the right to install portable AC units, specifically during hot flashes like this week. -
Voters have until Aug. 4 to put their choices in the mail or in official county drop boxes. Primary ballots this year will include races for Congress and the state Supreme Court.
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Hedge fund founder Brian Heywood and his conservative interest group Let’s Go Washington have lead the repeal effort, while supporters have launched a campaign to save the tax. -
The 14th Legislative District is home to one of the largest populations of Latino voters in the state. It is one of several Republican districts Democrats aim to flip. -
The order, issued Thursday, is the latest in a long-running fight between Washington state officials and GEO Group, the private contractor that owns and operates the federal facility. -
Let’s Go Washington has been lobbying support for the income tax repeal effort, collecting far more than the 300,000 signatures required to put an initiative to voters. -
The new increase brings the state tax to 56 cents a gallon. It all comes amid record prices at the pump. Washington has some of the most expensive gas in the nation.
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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.
