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America is segregated and so is its pollution, said Robert Bullard, the father of environmental justice. "This is not rocket science," he said.
Incarcerated people have gained a louder voice shaping legislation in Washington state, but some say the Department of Corrections isn’t making it easy.
Democrat Bob Ferguson backs building diesel ferries if that gets new boats sooner. Republican Dave Reichert pokes him for pilfering an idea from GOP lawmakers.
Voters have the chance to directly influence Washington's public policy with three initiatives taking on the state's capital gains tax, carbon market and long-term care...
Washington has passed a suite of gun laws in the last decade. If each law needs a "historical analogue" from 1791-era America, could more gun...
Aides say the Washington Democrat has repeatedly upended privacy negotiations.
New databases and artificial intelligence algorithms can peg your political stripes, based solely on who you are. What drives WA politics? Religion, or lack thereof,...
When Cheryl Irvin's husband died from a heart attack, she expected to cremate him and hold a memorial within a week. It proved much more...
Elections officials asked the Democratic National Party for a 'provisional' certification that Biden will be the nominee so he can meet a ballot deadline.
A review of asset forfeitures by 8 agencies, including Seattle police, found inequities in the process along with a lack of transparency.
