Washington's House Democrats will be picking a new leader for the first time in 20 years. Whoever is chosen will take over from former Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle.
In a sign of what may be coming to other King County cities, the Seattle suburb is introducing programs that take a different approach to difficult problems.
Schools that receive federal funding are required to follow graduation data-reporting guidelines. That's not happening in 18 of the state's school districts.