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El condado de Yakima, escenario de múltiples demandas sobre el derecho al voto, es el foco de nuevos casos luego de un desorganizado proceso de reordenación distrital estatal.

The Pay Up policy would provide a base-pay equivalent to Seattle's minimum wage, along with other worker protections for app-based workers.

Yakima County, a hotbed for voting rights cases, is at the center of yet more lawsuits after a messy state redistricting process.

A windfall of recovery money requires thousands of extra hours for the State Auditor's Office to prevent misuse.

The city council member said she expects the uphill climb to continue on policies like taxing corporations for housing revenue.

Here's what leaders in rural cities and counties want from federal recovery funds and what they're asking state legislators to prioritize this session.

Here are the stories that shaped Washington state this year.

As Durkan prepares to leave office, she says her term will ultimately be defined by the city's pandemic response.

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Providers want local governments to prescribe when and how police should be involved in mental health calls.

A seldom-used state law allows vigilante criminal prosecutions — and the state Supreme Court just opted to leave it on the books.

A new batch of candidates aim to make an impact without becoming 'career politicians.'