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How the Airbnb Tax Could Change Washington Travel

A new law didn’t make it on the books this year, but it’s poised to shift vacation rentals and destination communities.

08/06/2025 By Adam Willems

Good Rep

Pramila Jayapal Is Tougher than She Looks

And she has a certain president in her sights.

07/03/2025 By Allison Williams Photography by Chona Kasinger

Generational Change Agent

Meet Seattle’s Newest (Elected) City Councilmember

Will Alexis Mercedes Rinck lead the Seattle City Council into the future, or get bogged down in the present?

02/03/2025 By Adam Willems

Drink Ticket

The Best Places in Seattle to Drop Your Ballot and Get a Drink

Use our dive bar and ballot box pairings to vote with your pint glass.

10/28/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Hot Air

Nobody’s Coming to Rip Your Gas Stove Out

A new contender for “Initiative Most Likely to Confuse Voters” comes to Washington ballots this fall.

10/15/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Too Little Too Late

Can Washington Actually Stop Wealthy Political Campaigns from Violating Rules?

The recent fines levied on Let's Go Washington indicate a flawed system.

10/14/2024 By Adam Willems

Voter Guide

Everything You Need to Know About Washington's Voter Initiatives

And Brian Heywood, the hedge fund CEO who is backing all four of them.

10/08/2024 By Adam Willems

Recounted

How Washington’s 2004 Election Made History

The story behind the epically close, record-breaking race for governor.

09/10/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

Top Dogs

The Wildest Moments in the History of Washington’s Governors

Some strange things have happened in Olympia.

09/09/2024 By Allison Williams

Group Chat

Does Seattle Need Social Housing?

Three wonks mull whether a ballot initiative to create a tenant-run public developer would really cap more rents.

12/12/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

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Midterms

This Is Seattle's Meta Election

We're voting on voting itself.

10/26/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Two States of Washington

Braver Angels Aims to Mend Our Polarized Relationships

A nonprofit championed by local author Mónica Guzmán says curiosity can help bridge political divides.

09/22/2022 By Marcus Harrison Green

Obsession

Everybody Hates Seattle

Passive aggression is passé in a city desperate for change.

08/22/2022 By Zoe Sayler

2022 Primary

Jaime Herrera Beutler's Vote to Impeach Trump Casts Her Out of Congress

Will the Republican congresswoman's loss be Democrats' gain—or the far right's?

08/10/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Midsummer Midterms

What Seattle's Voting On in the 2022 Primary

Now that we're not melting, we can focus on casting our ballots again.

08/02/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

This Month in Seattle Tech

The Seattle Tech Workers and Crypto Billionaire Behind Approval Voting

Is voting for more than one candidate the iteration our elections need?

06/30/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

On the Trail

Three Plotlines to Follow in Washington State’s Midterm Elections

We’re already off to the races. But there's still time to catch up.

05/12/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

The View from "Out Here"

Joe Biden’s Seattle Visit Was So Predictable

A visit to big-tech donors and a couple of speeches doth not a memorable presidential visit make.

04/22/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

2022 Legislative Session

A Missing Indigenous People Alert Is Coming to a Highway, or Phone, Near You

Somehow, this did not exist yet.

04/04/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Nickname Dropping

Washington Still Isn't the Evergreen State, Officially Speaking

Come on, Olympia. How hard is this?

03/14/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

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