Leading Sawant Says ‘Socialist Politics Are Here To Stay’ As election results flashed on the screen Tuesday night, a party of Kshama Sawant supporters erupted. It showed the Seattle City Council incumbent... Liz Jones
Voters Favor King County Children's Levy, Seattle Elections Measure King County's $390 million levy focused on helping children get a strong start in life, and an initiative to change the way elections in Seattle are... KUOW Staff
Big Election For Incumbents – And Women – In Seattle City Council Races All five Seattle City Council incumbents running for election to new districts were ahead of their opponents after the second batch of returns came in... KUOW Staff
Remembering The Death Of Seattle's Major Transit Initiative Before Move Seattle and Bridging the Gap, there was Forward Thrust. Fifty years ago this week civic leader Jim Ellis introduced Forward Thrust at a... Feliks Banel
Seattle Declares State Of Emergency On Homelessness Leaders of Seattle and King County declared a state of civil emergency this week – not due to an earthquake or a mudslide, but because of homelessness. Joshua McNichols
Icebreaker Returns Home After Epic North Pole Journey An American icebreaker has returned home to Seattle after a historic mission to the North Pole. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy broke its first ice... Posey Gruener
Seattle's District 3 Candidates Aren't Pulling Any Punches Pamela Banks, a candidate for Seattle’s District 3 council seat, calls her opponent "Budget Rally." Isolde Raftery
A Seattle Symphony Concerto Inspired By Richard Hugo When Wayne Horvitz moved to Seattle, he was looking for a quiet place to chill out between road trips. He never imagined himself in a symphony hall. Marcie Sillman
Why It's Hard To Find Unhappy People In Bellevue Four Bellevue City Council members are up for election this fall. The election comes at a time when Bellevue is going through many changes. Downtown is... Joshua McNichols
In This Race Between Democrats, Republicans Could Tip Scales Snohomish County has had a lot of turmoil in the last two years. First, county executive Aaron Reardon resigned in 2013 amid a scandal over his use of... Amy Radil
