Investigations The obscure state agency that referees WA’s green energy battles The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council has power to overrule local zoning laws – putting it at the center of a backlash to renewable energy. by Brandon Block / March 4, 2025
News REI board blocks labor-backed candidates from ballot Unionized employees are asking members to mark “withhold” on their ballots after a Seattle activist and a top Greenpeace leader were excluded. by Nate Sanford / March 3, 2025
Politics Keeping track of Washington state challenges to Trump actions In the past month, there have been a slew of legal challenges from state officials and advocates. Cascade PBS is monitoring their progress. by Madeline Happold & Sophie Grossman & Nimra Ahmad / March 3, 2025
News WA student takes on family food truck after mother arrested by ICE Raul Gomez-Eudave of Othello said he’s been heading from school to the business, taking orders and greeting customers the way his mom had managed it. by Monica Carrillo-Casas The Spokesman-Review / March 3, 2025
News The Newsfeed: Inside Cle Elum’s yearslong development ordeal After almost two decades of planning, complications with a housing developer have left the small Central Washington city on the brink of bankruptcy. by Paris Jackson / February 28, 2025
Politics What's next for Seattle’s social housing after big tax win? In a 63% landslide, Seattleites voted to create a new “excess compensation” tax. Now it’s time for the city’s Social Housing Developer to get to work. by Josh Cohen / February 28, 2025
News Governor Ferguson recommends $4B in cuts to Washington budget This scrub is Ferguson’s first step in addressing the impending deficit, which he pegged at $15 billion — a $3 billion increase — on Thursday. by Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard / February 28, 2025
Equity Out & Back: Learning to get back up again at a Seattle skatepark Alison shreds at All Together Skatepark with Sara Campos, co-founder of Queer Skate PDX, and finds out that falling isn't always failure. by Shirlyn J. Wong / February 28, 2025
Culture ArtSEA: A ceramics show with sharp edges in La Conner Plus, Seattle has a new Civic Poet, and a crop of fresh books by Northwest authors hits the shelves. by Brangien Davis / February 27, 2025
News Experts, WA reps question rationale for BPA and Hanford layoffs Officials are alarmed by the firing of 13% of the Bonneville Power Administration workforce since the PNW energy distributor receives no federal funds. by John Stang / February 27, 2025