Seattle

The survey of 1,000 Seattle voters, conducted by EMC Research in December, polled respondents on a hypothetical renewal measure for Move Seattle, a nine-year $930 million levy which funds about 30% of SDOT’s budget and expires at the end of the year. Pollsters asked about a $1.2 billion version, essentially the same amount as...

In a vote that Councilmember Tammy Morales called a “foregone conclusion,” the city council appointed Tanya Woo to fill the vacant Position 8 council seat on Tuesday. Woo—a Chinatown-International District activist who recently led a successful campaign to stop the expansion of a Salvation Army shelter in SoDo—lost to...

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Washington state has asked a judge to block a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, arguing the $25 billion deal would harm consumers and raise prices.

Washington bill HB 2103 and SB5955 call for Port of Seattle to dedicate portions of new tax revenue to mitigate noise and air pollution for those who live under the most common flight paths, within 10 miles of SeaTac, as well as fix failed noise mitigation packages (see WA HB 1847 from 2019-20)....

The proposed changes, related to the district’s shortage of school bus drivers, would have some students in school between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Temperatures fell to 14 degrees overnight in Seattle, ushering in a bleak and biting chill the city hasn’t seen for over a decade. Temperatures are unlikely to surpass a high of 25 degrees Saturday as a blanket of clouds settles over the city....

“There is still a lot of uncertainty in how cold we get,” the weather service said Sunday evening, but even lows in the 20s — the most likely scenario — would be “much below normal and cool enough for snow.”...