Politics King County joins lawsuit to fight car tabs initiative Seattle is joining King County in a lawsuit against Initiative 976. The initiative would lower car tab fees, but officials say it will also cut local transportation budgets. Casey Martin
Law & Courts New precedent for how parking laws are enforced for vehicle residents? If someone's vehicle is their home, can it be towed and impounded for violating parking laws, with fees owed to get it back? That's one of the questions at the heart of a case in front of the Washington State court of Appeals. Kate Walters
Law & Courts What can Norway teach Washington state about solitary confinement? What do Louisiana and Washington have in common? They’re both trying to reduce the use of solitary confinement in prisons. To that end, officials from both states are headed to Norway this week to see how that country manages its inmate population. Austin Jenkins
Race & Identity Using data to fight inequities in policing Status quo-breaking research maps police violence John O'Brien
Law & Courts Snohomish County Jail expands buprenorphine treatment to every eligible inmate. In Snohomish County Jail, inmates receive medication-assisted treatment and "brotherhood." Amy Radil
Politics Susan Rice: ‘We can’t take five and a half (more) years of this’ The former National Security Advisor discusses life, leadership, diplomacy and Trump John O'Brien
Law & Courts Should felons be allowed to vote straight out of prison? Some Washington state lawmakers want people convicted of felonies to have their voting rights restored as soon as they leave prison. Patricia Murphy
Law & Courts Gun group fined for selling legal defense insurance in Washington state A gun owners group will pay a $100,000 fine for illegally selling insurance in Washington. The policies promised to pay legal defense funds in the event a gun owner shot someone. Austin Jenkins
Health Vape producers say states don't have authority to issue ban A national trade organization and one of its members have filed a lawsuit to try to block the states ban on flavored vaping products. Angela King
Health Flavored vaping banned for four months in Washington state The Wash. state Board of Health voted Wednesday afternoon to temporarily ban flavored vaping products, including flavored THC. The decision comes after more than a thousand people have come down with a vaping-related lung illness. Eilís O'Neill Kim Malcolm