Opinion Voting rights, representation and the future of democracy in the nation's fruit basket Yakima's population is nearly half Latinx, yet it took a tumultuous voting rights battle to open the door to more Latinx elected officials. Now the city council has just one. by Nikkita Oliver / January 7, 2020 / Updated at 11:43 Jan. 7, 2020
Opinion Seattle's progress was at a standstill in 2018. Will this year be any different? Despite the turbulence of recent years, we can make the power of the people felt for good in Seattle and King County. by Nikkita Oliver & Dae Shik Kim Hawkins Jr. / December 29, 2018
Politics Washington is ‘shockingly’ unprepared for a nuclear attack The Cascadia Rising drill, in which state planners and response agencies attempted to refine response plans for a massive earthquake. by Drew Atkins / April 27, 2017
Politics O Trump! Have you sent Seattle's tech to Canada? A man looks at the skyline of Vancouver, Canada from Stanley Park at sunset. by Drew Atkins / March 5, 2017
Politics Best of 2016: Washington's lead poisoning problem, explained by Drew Atkins / December 27, 2016
Politics The scandals of former Gov. Gary Locke Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke. by Drew Atkins / August 11, 2016
Politics Former Gov. Gary Locke's 'highly inappropriate' home sale Former Washington governor and U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke. by Drew Atkins / August 9, 2016
Politics Data dive: Fake Twitter followers abound in local politics, media by Drew Atkins / July 28, 2016