Senate Democrats are considering a bill that would nearly double the state's hazardous substances tax to pay for the projects, but they may need Republican help to pass it.
Habtamu Abdi, civilian liaison between the Seattle Police Department and the East African community at the Ethiopian Community Center in Rainier Valley. (Photos by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
Preschool teacher Alex Grennan plays with Jillian Landy-Rogan, 2, inside the Women's Business Incubator space in the lower level of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood...