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The first-term incumbent and a Chinatown-International District activist discuss their stances on displacement, homelessness, crime and policing.

With pandemic funding set to end in 2024, the general election could significantly affect how the city addresses its multimillion-dollar shortfall.

Right-wing pushback on school policies and curricula are leading to educator burnout — and fear of personal harm.

The 2024 update emphasizes spending on housing, homelessness, first responders and wages for human-services workers.

The activist and tech lawyer talk public safety, homelessness and climate as they vie to represent West Seattle, South Park, Georgetown and SODO.

Two board members have also stepped down after it was revealed the school district didn’t discipline an accused predator.

Waste flushed into Puget Sound harms fish and marine life. A nutrient pricing system — like WA’s cap-and-trade program — may curb pollution.

Proponents argue the new law will bolster treatment for substance-use disorders, while critics have called it a War on Drugs 2.0.

Health officials are encouraging vaccinations for COVID-19, influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) ahead of the winter illness season.

Democratic lawmakers said they chose not to reconvene the bipartisan Washington State Redistricting Commission after a judicial ruling for a new map.

The Legislature can either regroup the redistricting commission — an unprecedented move that some say is unlikely — or pass the task to a federal court.

Fifty years ago, two mayors took vodka shots atop the Space Needle — inspiring a sister-city connection that has outlasted the Soviet Union.

But they disagree on whether to go left or right.

The state’s cap-and-trade system is met with skepticism and grudging acceptance as companies pass the program’s cost to consumer pocketbooks.

The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission.