Sarah Mizes-Tan
State Government Reporter
About
Sarah Mizes-Tan leads coverage of state government for KUOW and KNKX and reports stories of people affected by officials’ decisions. Her work reaches audiences across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon through the Northwest News Network.
Before moving to Olympia, Sarah launched the race and equity beat at Cap Radio in Sacramento. She reported for WCAI on Cape Cod, KQED in the Bay Area, and on education for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
She has a master's in journalism from Columbia University.
Stories
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Judge pauses WA's new law creating standards for sheriff candidates
A Thurston County Superior Court judge on Wednesday paused a new law that would have put more requirements on candidates running for county sheriff in Washington.
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Washington asks court to open Tacoma ICE facility to state health inspections
Washington’s governor and attorney general have filed an injunction that would bar the company that owns the Northwest ICE Processing Center from being able to further prevent health inspectors from entering the facility.
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Are WA Democrats moving left? Primary challengers suggest so
Primary elections are fast approaching, and Democrats in some Western Washington races are facing early competition — from other Democrats.
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Historic Supreme Court races: Could they sink the 'millionaires tax'?
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Washington’s Supreme Court races are heating up. Who’s watching?
Five state Supreme Court justice seats are up for election this November, an unusual scenario that experts say has not happened in recent memory.
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Law enforcement investigating nearly 400 unopened ballots found in Renton
The 380 ballots, mostly from King County, were not filled out and were never delivered to voters. They were addressed to voters who mostly used storefront mailboxes, like parcel lockers from Amazon or UPS, and spanned elections from 2022 to 2025.
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FEMA approves disaster funding for Washington after December floods
Washington’s request for disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has been approved after devastating floods wreaked havoc on parts of the state in December.
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Where are your lawmakers now? We go to the woods
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New lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Washington’s ‘millionaires tax’
Former Attorney General Rob McKenna and the Citizens Action Defense Fund have officially filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Washington’s newly passed income tax on high earners, also known as the “millionaires tax.”
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WA Supreme Court to consider Let's Go Washington lawsuit challenging 'millionaires tax'
Washington's new so-called "millionaires tax" includes a clause that prevents it from being repealed by voters through a method called a referendum, something that conservative group Let’s Go Washington has alleged is unconstitutional.