King County will soon have yet another line of defense against sex trafficking, thanks to a measure passed by the County Council. The council on…
The Auburn City Council Study Session was called to order around 5:30 pm. All Councilmembers were present and Mayor Backus was excused. Click here to…
King County Councilmembers Reagan Dunn and Larry Gossett introduced a motion that would provide relief to the people of the Bahamas in the wake of…
King County Vice Chair Reagan Dunn is introducing a package of legislation aiming to address core needs of homeless populations, including the formation of a…
This week’s Study Session has six items on the agenda. Before delving into the main focus of tonight’s meeting, Public Works and Community Development, the…
The big story next week will be the first discussion of a hotly debated new proposal from Executive Constantine and Mayor Durkan to create a regional homelessness authority. The…
Crafted by Executive Constantine and Mayor Durkan, legislation now before the King County Council and Seattle City Council establishes the King County Regional Homelessness Authority…
This week’s City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday instead of the normal Monday, due to the Labor Day Holiday. The holiday week does…
Over the past two years, the state and federal governments have spent nearly $240 million on programs designed to provide students with healthier options at…
Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy joined King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer’s August “Good Eggs” breakfast at Phoenix Rising Café in Auburn. The Auditor’s Office…
Today by a unanimous vote the King County Council passed legislation that allows King County to directly access approximately $100 million in funding for affordable…
The Council will continue to debate (and possibly act on) how best to prioritize funding from the Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account (PSTAA) – a roughly $318 million…
The Council will consider legislation sponsored by Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles that would waive enforcement of Metro transit fares when Metro activates its Emergency Snow Network…
The Budget and Fiscal Management Committee, chaired by Councilmember Claudia Balducci is set to act tomorrow on legislation authorizing the county to access $63 million in…
Executive Constantine has appointed former Seattle police chief John Diaz to serve as Director of the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. Diaz has served…
By: Leah LaCivita As with 2018, this year the Washington State Legislature addressed a popular micro-mobile transportation device. In 2018 legislation passed classifying three levels…
It’s been a long time coming, but mortgage interest rates have finally returned to their 2016 Election Day LOWS. Here’s the quick and dirty on…