
Politics
Audit finds inflation, wages drove Seattle’s $1.7B budget increase
The new five-year analysis digs into every department’s spending in an effort to help the city confront a projected $241 million deficit in 2025.
The new five-year analysis digs into every department’s spending in an effort to help the city confront a projected $241 million deficit in 2025.
A coalition is asking to increase the levy to $1.9B for more bike and pedestrian safety measures — which a poll found a majority of voters might support.
Tariq Yusuf, Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Saunatina Sanchez have all entered the race for Seattle’s 2024 special election.
As current Washington AG Bob Ferguson leaves office after 12 years, voters will choose a new “lawyer for the entire state.”
A coalition including the Chamber of Commerce, realtors and nonprofits say that Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan would not help its affordability problem.