politics
Same-day voter registration is coming to WA. Can the state's new system cope?
An upgrade hasn't gone perfectly, but a new law allowing voters to register as late as Election Day will take hold regardless.
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Growth
New backyard cottage rules allow more density in Seattle's single-family neighborhoods
After years of process, the city council loosened regulations to build accessory dwelling units and tightened them on McMansions.
politics
Running but not running: In WA, 'exploratory committees' are meaningless
Candidates for statewide offices are actively campaigning as they wait for Gov. Jay Inslee to decide his political future. But they're not calling it that, exactly, because: politics.
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Seattle seeks to sidestep courts with new legislation that aims to protect hotel workers
Parts of the new legislation face opposition from the ACLU of Washington and hotel industry groups.
Environment
Tribes that rely on Columbia River being left out of talks between U.S. and Canada. Why?
The U.S. and Canada are renegotiating a 60-year-old treaty that dictates usage rights for the river.