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 Gov. Bob Ferguson has officially come out against a conservative-backed initiative to rewrite the state’s “parents bill of rights” law. -
Democrats want to scoop up more legislative seats in Battle Ground and other chunks of Southwestern Washington as they edge toward a supermajority in Olympia. -
Washington state is challenging federal changes that would clear the way for more oil drilling and mining in habitats where endangered species live and slash other protections. -
Elected officials in Washington state are sounding the alarm about an increase in uncounted ballots, especially in rural areas. -
Tensions between state workers and the governor’s office have been rising as contract negotiations have dragged on, and as Washington faces a large budget shortfall. -
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown applauded a federal judge's fresh ruling that temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from changing the rules for voting by mail. -
Washington state has filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service to block the Trump administration’s attempts to make sweeping changes to mail voting ahead of the general election in November. -
The latest jobs report for Washington state shows slight hiring growth and a dip in unemployment for the first time in more than a year and a half. -
As political observers eye a potential Democratic supermajority in Washington's state Legislature in the coming years, some ask how that would affect how laws are passed. -
A close legislative race in Tacoma has taken an unexpected turn. Tacoma police arrested Democratic candidate Krista Perez for a suspected DUI earlier this week.
