Environment
They railed against environmental regs. Now they’ll lead the EPA.
Two of Washington state’s radical small-government lawmakers will soon be taking leading roles in shaping national environmental policy. To
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Tom James is a feature writer and photographer from Kingston, Washington, who has reported from Seattle, Olympia, Guatemala, Jordan, and the Olympic Peninsula on topics ranging from drug use in the Na
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Equity
Without Obamacare, could the state pick up the slack?
If President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress make good on their promises to completely repeal the Affordable Care Act,
politics
Behind closed doors, state GOP seeks school solutions
Lawmakers convince. They cajole and coerce, and sometimes even cooperate. This year, though, mostly they've been doing a
politics
The real fight for control of the state lies ahead
The legislative session is getting into high gear, with Republican control of the state Senate playing a big role in
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Lawmaker wants to head off Seattle's safe-consumption sites
One King County legislator is working on a plan that could dramatically change the conversation around heroin and addiction treatment