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 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. -
Washington lawmakers are scrutinizing the state’s juvenile gun possession law in the wake of the fatal shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival in late July. -
With majorities in the House and Senate in Olympia, Democrats aim to flip enough seats to be able to amend the state constitution or pass laws unilaterally. -
Washington Democrats are chasing a supermajority, hoping to flip several Republican-controlled legislative seats this fall. They’re confident after initial primary results. -
Candidates who pull ahead in races for the state Legislature, state Supreme Court, and U.S. Congress will advance to November's election. Ballots are due by 8 p.m. on Aug. 4. -
Inslee, a Democrat, is the only living former governor to offer a full-throated endorsement of the tax. The measure faces a ballot recall in November.
