The good news: Washington state is expecting a $54 million increase in anticipated revenue for the remainder of the current 2023-2025 budget cycle. The bad news: Revenue for the 2025-2027 and 2027-2029 budget cycles are down $479 million and $420 million, respectively, from the previous forecast in November.
Recently, the Washington State Legislature enacted a Clean Fuel Standard program, which directs fuel providers to reduce the carbon intensity in their products such as gasoline and diesel. Now, the original bill sponsor for that program wants to modify it in a way that supporters believe will improve implementation.
What are the risk factors for kidney disease? My mother died from kidney failure a few years ago at age 75 but didn’t even know she had a problem until it was too late.
Seattle’s French Fest: A Celebration of French-Speaking Cultures, part of the Seattle Center Festál series, celebrates the diversity of traditions, ideas, heritage, dialects and more that comprise French-speaking cultures around the world.
Filmapalooza 2025 is the culmination of the 48-Hour Film Project, where teams are challenged to create a film in two days. The March 19-22 celebration will include the best short films from 17+ countries, film industry panel discussions, hands-on workshops, and legendary networking events.
Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Seattle City councilmember position 8 representing citywide, launched her re-election campaign to secure a full-term after her win in the special election.
Tree work at Rodgers Park was brought up in last week’s Parks Committee meeting. Parks has confirmed it is doing tree maintenance and tree removal in David Rodgers Park.
Viktor Frankl has my attention. Frankl was an esteemed psychologist, founder of logotherapy, and holocaust survivor who wrote Man’s Search for Meaning.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has announced a proposed property tax levy renewal that would increase funding for a public campaign financing voucher program by 50%.
The Seattle Aquarium is mourning the loss of Barney, the beloved 39-year-old harbor seal. Barney was roughly the equivalent of a 100-year-old human — and one of the oldest known harbor seals in human care.
How do I go about replacing some important documents that were lost when our home of 50 years burned down? We lost everything including our house deed, car titles, old tax returns, Social Security and Medicare cards, birth certificates, marriage license and passports.
Washington state has some of the worst-performing, least cost-effective roads and bridges in the nation, according to Reason Foundation’s “28th Annual Highway Report," released Thursday.
On Monday, the Washington State Senate passed Substitute Senate Bill 5085, which merges three closed retirement systems and permanently increases cost-of-living increases for retired state workers.
King County Library System patrons can get a brand new library card featuring one of seven new designs from local artists at their local community library. The new cards were designed by seven artists from a wide array of backgrounds and styles, and will be available at KCLS’s 50 community library locations.
Seattle saw an increase in traffic-related deaths in 2024 despite street safety measures implemented as part of its program to reduce traffic injuries. However, the city’s transportation department is anticipating better results thanks to a new tax levy.