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The prohibition on the sale and distribution of foam products like coffee cups, plates and coolers will take effect June 1 under a law approved in...
The Low Income Housing Institute plans to build street-facing public restrooms into a new apartment complex. Neighborhood groups have agitated for more toilets.
Fentanyl remains the leading driver of deaths of homeless people, but change might be on the horizon. New investments followed a bleak year and experts...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird was convicted in 1993 of falsifying a credit application by using his father's name and Social Security number.
The idea is about cultivating "15-minute" neighborhoods, where people can meet their basic needs by walking or biking from home, and spreading housing to areas...
Democrat Bob Ferguson is casting one of his opponents in the Washington governor's race, Republican Dave Reichert, as too conservative for the state.
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.
