Tech Four critics weigh in on the new Seattle Art Museum Update: Two in the Los Angeles Times mention the forbidden topic – the adjoining, earlier SAM building designed by Robert Venturi – and two others, in The Seattle Times, foresee problems with solar... by David Brewster / May 1, 2007
Tech The SAM stampede begins The new downtown Seattle Art Museum. (Richard Barnes) by David Brewster / April 29, 2007
Politics The Washington state GOP: Dino, or dinosaur? Former Washington state Sen. Dino Rossi, twice a candidate for governor, is running for the U.S. Senate. by David Brewster / April 26, 2007
Tech This land is their land, and so is that land over there Three Northwest families make the top 10 in a new survey of the nation's largest landholders. by David Brewster / April 25, 2007
Politics WA bill would add explicit ‘deepfakes’ to child pornography laws HB 1999 would close a legal recourse loophole by outlawing the use of a minor’s face to digitally fabricate sexual content. by Scarlet Hansen / February 13, 2024
Politics WA Legislature keeps most of its priority bills alive — so far At the 2024 session midpoint, lawmakers are focusing on big statewide issues such as clean energy, rent stabilization and police accountability. by Donna Gordon Blankinship & Scarlet Hansen / February 15, 2024 / Updated at 11:50 a.m. on Feb. 15
Politics WA debates bill on ‘stealthing,’ or lying about sexual protection HB 1958 would create a penalty of up to $5K for nonconsensual removal or misleading someone about the use of devices like condoms and dental dams. by Scarlet Hansen / February 21, 2024
Politics How the Israel/Hamas war influenced a WA genocide education bill The proposal failed over a debate about the curriculum, its development and inclusivity. by Scarlet Hansen / March 5, 2024
Politics 2024 WA Legislature passes bills on guns, environment, education Yet lawmakers failed to advance most housing initiatives. From AI task forces to child marriage, here is how some standout bills fared. by Donna Gordon Blankinship & Scarlet Hansen / March 11, 2024
Politics A heap of housing bills failed in WA’s legislative session Proposals concerning rent stabilization and increased housing density died this time, in contrast to 2023’s “year of housing” when 10 passed. by Scarlet Hansen / March 7, 2024 / Updated at 3:40 p.m. on March 7