Supreme Court Ruling Could Allow Washington to Tax the Rich

Will the Justices Choose the Idiotic, the Cowradly, or the Bold Path Foward???

The Stranger’s 2023 Bill Tracker

A Big List of Promising and Not-So-Promising Proposals to Fix the State’s Polycrisis

Get Jesus Out of Our Uteruses

Democrats Vow to Make Washington an Abortion Sanctuary

Ambitious Housing Reform Has a Real Shot This Year

Years Into a Housing Crisis, the State Might Let Us Build More Places to Live This Year!

Democrats Refuse to Use Their Majorities to Steamroll Republicans

Again

The Stranger’s Big-Ass Preview of Washington's 2023 Legislative Session

Guns! Abortion! Housing! Police Reform! Health Care! Taxing the Rich! And Steamrolling the GOP! Or Not.

Washington's Next Police Reform Battle

Ending Qualified Immunity Won't Be Easy, but It's Necessary

Washington Takes Aim at the Gun Industry

We’re Banning Assault Weapons! Requiring Gun Permits! And Unleashing Bob Ferguson! Maybe!

How Washington Plans to Fix the Behavioral Health Crisis

Crisis Care, Not Jail, Is the Answer

Are We Going to Tax the Rich or What?

Probably Only If You Scream at Your State Reps for the Next Several Years

WA Cities Shouldn't Have to Buy Off Bad Cops

A $1.5M settlement for a Nazi-sympathizing officer in Kent has revived advocates' hopes for a legislative fix

Did Our Last Mayor Commit a Felony?

It'd be nice if we knew. Here's why we don't.

Transformative Transportation

Washington’s $17 billion transportation package is a big deal, but we’ve still got a long way to go.

Who’s Afraid of Ingrid Anderson?

The mystery of a progressive challenger drawn out of Mark Mullet’s district.

What's Next for Washington's Public Transportation Projects?

Meet the people pushing transit to go as fast as possible

How "Free Fairs" Failed

Inside the collapse of a plan to provide free Discover Passes and Washington State Fair tickets

What Will It Take to Get Statewide Housing Reform?