Murder rates in King County remained the same in 2022 despite state-record high
(The Center Square) – The rate of murder cases in King County remained mostly the same from 2021 to 2022, while statewide rates went up 16.6%. A 2022 report on crime in Washington state conducted […]
‘We ain’t out of the woods yet’: Seattle Public Schools approves 2023-24 budget
(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools passed its 2023-2024 budget with at least 70 cuts to its central staff, no school closures or...
Seattle City Council passes affordable housing design review exemption package
(The Center Square) – A package of bills intended to speed up the production of affordable housing in Seattle has passed out of the...
Seattle City Council candidate wants to ‘legalize, regulate, and tax all drugs’
(The Center Square) – Alex Cooley, a substitute teacher and co-founder of the Seattle-based cannabis producer, Solstice, is running for Seattle City Council with...
Possible minimum wage increase in Renton could pass down to customers
(The Center Square) – A number of Renton-based workers are campaigning for a ballot proposal that would increase the city’s minimum wage to about...