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Seattle City Council approves a pair of tenant protection measures

1of3Seattle Washington city downtown skyline during sunsetDavid Gn Photography/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less 2of3Rows of small houses cover the neighborhood of Beacon Hill in Seattle. Washington, (Photo by Joel W....

'Bigfoot' and 'Kevin' are among the names suggested for Washington's new ferry. Can you do better?

Washingtonians will now have an extra week to help the state's Transportation Commission come up with a name for its new hybrid electric ferry. The commission issued a call-out in July...

Washington state ends HERO program meant for reporting law-breaking drivers

SEATTLE, WA - MARCH 16: Rush hour traffic is lighter than normal during the morning commute heading in and out of Seattle on Interstate 5 on March 16, 2020 in...

Gov. Inslee extends Washington's eviction protections through October

Local // Local NewsAlec Regimbal, SeattlePISep. 23, 2021 FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2020 file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talks to reporters at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash....

To avoid a 'twindemic' health experts urge people to get their flu shots for the 2021-22 season

The word “twindemic” is one you’ve probably seen in the news lately. It’s a portmanteau of the words “twin” and “pandemic.” While clever, the word carries serious implications. Public health experts fear...

Report: Washington's top public and private high schools are all in the Seattle metro area

School students in class. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images In a 2019 survey, national housing experts found that more than half of homebuyers with children under 18 cited a nearby school as...

U.S. Census Bureau: 60,000 Seattle-area tenants are behind on rent

Aerial view of houses in Seattle's Queen Anne  neighborhood.fotoVoyager/Getty Images/iStockphoto As Washington’s pandemic-era eviction protection is set to expire next week, an estimated 60,000 people in the Seattle area...

What you need to know about Washington's new long-term care benefit, and the tax that comes with it

Starting Oct. 1, Washington workers can begin seeking exemptions to the state’s new long-term care tax.   The tax finances the so-called “WA Cares Fund,” a program the state Legislature established in 2019....

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