The Newsfeed: Former Gov. Jay Inslee on his tenure and his future

Republican legislators said they were pleasantly surprised by his inaugural speech, delivered in the Capitol Dome chamber Wednesday in Olympia. 

The former attorney general says his priorities are the budget shortfall, the high cost of living and improving government efficiency.

In an interview with Cascade PBS, one of the state’s few three-term governors looks back on climate change efforts, the pandemic and homelessness.

Following Morales’ resignation, the Council must pick one of 20 applicants to represent South Seattle’s District 2 until a special election this fall.

With a $10-16B budget shortfall, lawmakers in Olympia will consider new taxes, bills to fund law enforcement hiring and a statewide rent-hike cap.

Yim was killed in December while working in the University District. His union is renewing longstanding demands for safety improvements on Metro buses.

Of the half-dozen young politicians Cascade PBS interviewed, many are renters and cited housing affordability as a driving issue in their run for office.