She follows two other top-ranking Republicans who are not seeking reelection. The GOP may well lose control of Congress’ lower chamber in the November election.

Ideas never die in Olympia, but since the Legislature works on a biennial cycle, the bills pushing up daisies this week will stay in the grave at least until 2025 unless they get the zombie budget treatment.

It’s not a battle between democracy or authoritarianism.  It’s a contest between two alternative views of how democratic a society should organize itself and the compromises inherent in each.  

Democratic challengers in Texas and Arizona, key states for Democrats' hope to hold onto the Senate, come calling for Seattle dollars.

Sen. Patty Murray steered the simplification of financial aid applications through Congress. Then came delay, website bugs, and more angry students, college admissions, and families.

Few, if any, of those musicians could make a living at it, but they were lured by the local arts vibe and the variety of venues ranging from bars to the more formal auditoriums managed by the nonprofit Centrum at Fort Worden State Park.

Legacy forests were selectively or partially logged about a century ago but have since naturally regenerated into structurally complex forests that are in their prime for trapping carbon.

While much of Vancouver's investment in the public realm has gone into pedestrian and recreation improvements, most of Seattle's has gone into moving workers and freight. 

The court's split decision, in effect, means that landlords can inquire about criminal backgrounds, but may not act on them to deny prospective tenants.

Send the wines that you have in wide distribution. On the other hand, if your best wines are not in that group, you’re not likely to get the kind of reviews that will propel sales or even drive consumers to your website for a further look.

The financially-stressed Black Publishing, owners of 35 news outlets in Washington state (including the Everett Herlad) and major newspapers in Hawaii, is selling its 144 news organizations. Our local news diet is in doubt.

Friends who had been through the procedure assured me that it was “not that bad.”

What don’t I get? How anyone can think Trump — or anyone who says such things or holds such views — is fit to return to office as President and Commander-in-Chief.

Vito's on First Hill was the well-loved stomping ground of attorneys, judges, politicians, labor leaders, sport stars, and priests. The restaurant also housed ghosts from long-ago Seattle.

The Senate version currently would impose a 15% limit on rent increases, with an exemption for newly built housing. Local jurisdictions could impose tighter restrictions. If Sen. Cleveland doesn’t sign off on the bill, it would likely die for the year.

Culture doesn't breed winning. Winning breeds culture. The rest is personality.

The dominant Democrats of Washington face the challenge with the pending exit of three-term Gov. Jay Inslee.

Democrats need to mount a massive drive to reverse low enthusiasm among their voters, especially compared to Republicans. Biden has the correct formula for doing that— “don’t compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative.”

Hisaishi gained worldwide recognition for his work on the original soundtracks for many Studio Ghibli films. Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio established in 1985 by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, both of whom are renowned animated film directors.

It probably was not by coincidence that he held his rally on the 30th anniversary of a deadly fight between federal agents and inhabitants of a compound headed by the anti-government cult leader David Koresh.

According to the United States Copyright Office, “the principle that an author of a work may reap the fruits of his or her intellectual creativity for a limited amount of time” has been U.S. law since 1790.

While Americans listened to a new invention called the radio, and watched another called moving pictures, Doc Hamilton and many others opened subterranean, out-of-the way, private night clubs called “speakeasies.” 

So – are we in a recession? Officially, no, at least not yet. But for several industries, especially tech, the office market, much of retail, and now aerospace, it feels very much like a coming-down.

I recently had the chance to tour the new Walla Walla Vintners facilities with owner Scott Haladay, and tasted through some upcoming releases from winemaker Derrek Vipond.

A federal report warned producers who make green hydrogen through electrolysis — as contemplated by all the potential Northwest projects — need to avoid cannibalizing renewable electric supply that would otherwise be used to help other industries transition to clean power.

All right-handed people should attend DEI sessions on Handism to learn what life is like for the equally-handed.

Are Democrats in the Northwest likely to try to push Biden toward more urgency about relating to young voters and everyday people? At one level, you might think they could.

Gun trigger locks have made a difference. Minnesota has given away more than 50,000 since 2022, and St. Louis more than 8,000 at fire stations, libraries, and police departments. Mercer Island has a "lock it or lose it" campaign.

"Navillera" like "Ted Lasso," gives us a different take on ourselves and our world. Less the battlefield of contemporary life and politics and more the hospital, where everyone is in some way broken and in need of help and healing.

The Republican electorate is highly conservative up country, with an island of moderates in Charleston. Not even massive Democratic spending could dislodge Sen. Lindsay Graham in his last reelection.