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
King County officials call for accountability following 'damning' audit of community, family services King County officials are calling for more accountability in light of a recent auditor's report on the Department of Community and Human Services. Ruby de Luna
UW president warns of budget crisis, potential layoffs During a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday, University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce said funding cuts from both the state and federal government are putting the UW in a budget crisis comparable to the Great Recession of 2008. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Federal funding cuts to AmeriCorps leave Washington volunteers, nonprofits scrambling for answers Cuts to the federal volunteer service program AmeriCorps are disrupting the work of non-profits across Washington as well as the lives of volunteers. Noel Gasca
National Endowment for the Humanities grants to Washington organizations are being cut under Trump Last week, the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Trump administration canceled the grants they send to the states, including Washington. Kim Malcolm
Washington schools chief blasts 'cruel chaos' of Trump's order to eliminate the Department of Education Washington state’s top education official is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s long-awaited executive order calling for the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education. Sami West
University of Washington freezes non-essential hiring, travel The University of Washington has frozen non-essential hiring and travel, effective immediately, amid federal and state funding uncertainty. Sami West
Trump tracker: Washington state's legal challenges to the administration KUOW has compiled a comprehensive guide to Washington state's responses to the Trump administration. Teo Popescu
Seattle area immigration advocates take stock for second Trump administration Immigration advocates in King County have been preparing for months for a potential legal fight with the federal government. A second Trump administration is set to take control of the White House in January, and with it comes promises of far-reaching changes to immigration policy. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
How rich Seattleites can lease public land through a program meant to protect it The city program to manage public shoreline street ends is funded with the fees that industrial interests and wealthy Seattleites pay to encroach on them. Katie Campbell
