OPIOID EPIDEMIC
The case will determine if an initiative banning the project in King County can go to the ballot.
Housing
The stats don’t lie—the system isn’t working.
The move comes after calls for change from advocates within the system.
The agency is setting aside land in hopes of making transit more equitable.
Labor
New statistics show a decrease in unemployment and higher average pay, but the growth may start to slow.
Homelessness
While All Home attempts to address the issue, the group’s lack of actual power results in little change.
Drug Policy
Following intense resistance to the proposal from the suburbs, county officials are taking a wait-and-see approach.
Panelists discussed broader trends in the epidemic, strategies for identifying addiction, and more.
Housing
The legislation is intended to prevent landlords from discriminating based on the source of a prospective tenant’s income.
All 450 deputies are slated carry the heroin overdose antidote by mid-summer.
Homelessness
One Table’s first stab at recommendations leaves some members calling for a bolder, clearly financed plan.
The agreement between lawmakers, activists, and police amends the upcoming I-940 ballot initiative.
The plan includes $1 billion for public education and $400 million in tax cuts for property owners.
In protest, House Republicans refused to vote on the controversial bill.
How negotiations between Jay Inslee’s office, lawmakers, and media organizations led to the end of the controversial legislation.
The bill’s failure sets the stage for a possible initiative on the November ballot.
Legislators try to frame the bill as a win for open government, while opponents hope for veto by Governor Jay Inslee.
Governor’s pitch to tax carbon makes it to the Senate floor, but time is running out.
Critics slam the move as a blow to government transparency.
State Democrats push labor union-friendly bills while Republicans cry foul play.
