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While Black and brown entrepreneurs face greater economic barriers, Jenefeness Franke of Washington’s Black-Owned Business Excellence is optimistic.

From “forged digital likenesses” to mandating AI detection software, officials in Olympia are considering four bills on the fast-growing technology.

The GEO Group alleges the state inspected the detention facility improperly and that related photos requested by Cascade PBS could pose security risks.

Current debates over Trump’s controversial DHHS nominee echo the Pacific Northwest’s reputation a century ago as a bastion of “alternative medicine.” 

With 268 new costumes, a set inspired by Coast Native design and a $4 million price tag, the Seattle ballet is modernizing the 19th-century classic.

The state attorney general's office reports Port Orchard-based Hurst & Son issued reimbursements as dispute complaints reached record highs in 2024.

Senate Bill 5130 seeks to eliminate licensing costs to reduce financial strain and expand access for families — but the state would lose $2M annually.

With Sound Transit considering a second station on Dearborn close to the group’s building, artists worry the project could force out tenants.

On February ballots, prop 1A would produce $50M a year from an “excess wealth” tax on businesses. Prop 1B would draw $10M a year from the Jumpstart tax.

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday to create the Family Separation Rapid Response Team to help families of undocumented immigrants.

The Seattle Police Department’s crime-prevention coordinator aims to focus on his 10 months in office and does not intend to seek election this fall.

In an interview with Cascade PBS, the former attorney general stressed the need for more police officers and proposed funding cuts for state agencies. 

Familias Unidas por la Justicia, a WA migrant workers’ union, is involved in an ongoing lawsuit with the Department of Labor over a shift to hourly pay.

A federal judge in Seattle temporarily stopped the president’s executive order after Attorney General Nick Brown joined other states challenging it.

Since November, over 10 million users have flocked to the site, which aims to provide a personalized feed not driven by an algorithm, in contrast to X.