Rep. Tarra Simmons Ethics Hearing Heats Up + Parents Rights Initiative Heads To Ballot
A rare legislative ethics hearing involving Washington State Rep. Tarra Simmons continued Tuesday as witnesses testified about campaign donations, nonprofit funding, and allegations of conflicts of in...
10 Jun 21min
Seattle Residents Demand Public Safety Action + Washington Gas Tax Debate Continues
Hundreds of Seattle residents marched along Aurora Avenue North over the weekend, demanding action on crime, prostitution, sex trafficking, and repeated shootings in the area. Residents say public saf...
8 Jun 19min
$800 Million Investment Leaves Washington Behind + Billions Vanish From Downtown Seattle
Washington faces new economic challenges as another major manufacturer announces plans to expand outside the state. In today's Washington In Focus Daily, we examine Janicki Industries' decision to bui...
2 Jun 18min
Seattle Business Leaders Sound Alarm Ahead Of World Cup + Questions Surround The Long-Term Care Tax
As Seattle prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of World Cup visitors, business leaders are calling for additional security measures and renewed focus on public safety. We break down the debate o...
1 Jun 22min
Deadly Nippon Plant Implosion + Income Tax Repeal Effort Sees Record Signature Surge
Today on Washington in Focus Daily: New developments in the deadly Nippon pulp mill explosion in Longview Community outrage grows after the arrest of Longview School District Superintendent Karen Clon...
27 Mai 19min
Spencer Pratt Wants Homeless Sent To Seattle + Democrats Push Back On WA Income Tax
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is drawing national attention after suggesting that many drug-addicted homeless individuals in Los Angeles could eventually relocate to Seattle under his pr...
26 Mai 14min
Income Tax Fight Sparks New Supreme Court Questions + DCYF Responds To Audit Of Childcare Subsidies
Newly obtained unredacted communications between Sen. Jamie Pedersen and the Washington Attorney General’s Office are continuing to fuel scrutiny over how the state’s new millionaire’s tax was crafted...
21 Mai 28min
Seattle Democrats Breaks With Mayor Over Business Exodus Concerns + Bridge Price Tag Skyrockets
A second Democratic member of the Seattle City Council is now publicly raising concerns over comments made by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson regarding businesses and wealthy residents potentially leaving ...
20 Mai 22min
