Safeco Field could get $135 million from county taxpayers In a preliminary vote Wednesday afternoon, the King County Council approved spending $135 million from hotel/motel tax revenues on the ballpark. Paige Browning
What You Need To Know About The 25th Amendment An anonymous newspaper op-ed attributed to a senior official in the Trump administration suggests that some in the Cabinet have contemplated using the 25th Amendment to remove the president. Philip Ewing
Streetcar project's fate uncertain after report reveals more costs “There’s no excuse that the streetcars don’t fit,” Durkan said. Of the financial status of the entire streetcar project she added: “This is not good news. This is the news I was given." Carolyn Adolph
Strikes, streetcars and Safeco in this week’s news Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Chris Vance the co-chair of Washington Independents, Erica C. Barnett, writer at the C is for Crank and David Kroman, reporter for Crosscut. Bill Radke
Washington will vote on police deadly force initiative this November In Washington state, it's effectively impossible to charge police with a crime after a wrongful shooting. That could change this fall. Sydney Brownstone
Gov. Inslee hits the road to support Dems nationally As chair of the Democratic Governors Association this year, Gov. Jay Inslee has elevated his national profile as a critic of President Donald Trump and...
Federal judge in Seattle forbids 3D guns The ruling from U.S. District Court in Seattle extends the ban on a Texas gun rights group Paige Browning
The Record: Aug. 27, 2018 We talk controlled burns, 3-D printed firearms, and whether taxpayers should pony up to maintain Safeco Field. Bill Radke