Equity Lummi Nation prioritizes tradition in new food assistance program Members of the nation in northwest WA now have more control over how culturally important foods — like locally caught salmon — are distributed. by Lizz Giordano InvestigateWest / December 14, 2022
Politics No increased WA gas tax in 'unprecedented' $16.8B transportation budget As vehicles change and with more available money, lawmakers look for other ways to fund transportation improvements. by Lizz Giordano / March 3, 2022
News WA transit agencies say federal relief funds were distributed unfairly The federal government sent $2 billion to help keep regional transit alive. But the debate over how to spend that money is contentious. by Lizz Giordano / February 15, 2022
News Are WA traffic cameras reducing dangerous driving or making it worse? Here's what an analysis of citation data across three cities shows. by Lizz Giordano / January 31, 2022
News New rules put Puget Sound's urban trees in private hands Because the majority of the region's trees are in residential neighborhoods, responsibility for maintaining canopy coverage is shifting to homeowners. by Lizz Giordano / August 31, 2022
News Expansion of electric vehicle grid hits roadblocks in rural WA A new statewide plan would use federal dollars to build chargers every 50 miles, upgrading rural utilities and combating 'range anxiety.' by Lizz Giordano / August 8, 2022
Opinion Safeco plan, a boon for billionaires, ignores our real problems Funding stadium improvements for the Mariners is a bad deal in our housing crisis. by Katie Wilson / August 22, 2018
Opinion Corporate philanthropy won't solve Seattle's housing crisis The not-so-hidden message of the giving is: Don't impose taxes on businesses or the wealthy. by Katie Wilson / June 18, 2019
Opinion Durkan can't make Seattle a climate leader without fixing our commute The mayor's job is to chart a course that ends in a future city we all want to inhabit. To get there, she needs to lead a transportation revolution. by Katie Wilson / July 23, 2019
Opinion Four things Mayor Durkan must do to spark Seattle's transportation revolution To cut emissions from Seattle's top polluter — transportation — the mayor must go far beyond what she's done thus far to overhaul how the city gets around. by Katie Wilson / July 24, 2019