Government

2675 Stories

Candidates to lead King County talk taxes, audits, homelessness, and mental health

The King County executive oversees the sheriff’s department, manages public health, transportation, public housing, and jails. According to the King County website, the executive leads one of the largest regional governments in the United States. And, for the first time in 16 years, there isn’t an incumbent on the ballot. Two county leaders are vying for the job. Soundside’s Libby Denkmann hosted the two candidates — Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay — for a debate at the KUOW studios.
- Libby Denkmann
Circumventing court order’s intent, Trump sends California National Guard to Oregon

President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge blocked the administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
- Joni Auden Land/OPB
Judge grants restraining order halting Trump’s deployment of Oregon National Guard

A federal judge in Portland, Oregon has temporarily blocked President Trump’s federalization of 200 members of the state’s National Guard.
- Conrad Wilson/OPB
Rep. Jayapal laments 'terrible choice' between shutdown, looming health care cuts in WA

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) said Friday that her party faces a "terrible choice" between forcing the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 or allowing Republican-backed cuts to health benefits to take effect.
- Amy Radil
How will the government shutdown hit Washington state? It depends

As Washington state braces for the first shutdown since 2019 — the longest in history at 35 days — a number of state and federal governments announced their operations would be unaffected. But at some agencies, impacts are still a question-mark — particularly the longer the shutdown lasts.
- Scott Greenstone
From age 5 to 12, she was abused in a Tacoma foster home. WA just awarded her $9 million

For Ashley Miller, the hardest part about the sexual, physical, and mental abuse she suffered during her early childhood in a foster home in Tacoma was the pain.
- Stephen Howie
Mayor Harrell tells Trump to ‘stay out of Seattle’ after federal troops ordered to Portland

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said they are prepared to fight President Donald Trump if he sends the National Guard to Washington. This weekend, Trump ordered the deployment of troops to Portland, a move Harrell called “un-American.”
- Casey Martin
New sales tax on services in Washington takes effect Wednesday

A slate of other tax and fee hikes also kicks in Oct. 1, including on major financial institutions and to fund transportation.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Trump says he’ll send troops to Portland to handle ‘domestic terrorists’

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.
- Associated Press
Staff shortages pull Forest Service office workers into fire roles

After a slew of firings and deferred resignations last winter, U.S. Forest Service employees who are normally in the office — like wildlife biologists or hydrologists — have jumped in to help with fire information.
- Lauren Paterson / NWPB

4 of 268

Government

Sponsored