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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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. -
Gov. Bob Ferguson had estimated $182 million in infrastructure damages, of which FEMA could cover up to $173 million. It’s not yet clear exactly how much FEMA will cover. -
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.” -
Some experts — and Washington lawmakers themselves — think the state’s problems are starting to outgrow the Legislature's limited schedule. -
The 9.9% tax on incomes over $1 million starts in 2029, funding child care subsidies, tax breaks for low-income families and sales tax breaks, and supporting the general fund.
