In Washington, a record number of citizen led initiatives made it to the Democratic controlled legislature last year.

The region’s unaffordability problem persists, but activists say its record-high pay floor has been a success as they push ...

An initiative focused on jailing repeat criminal offenders and collaborations among police, prosecutors and service providers has reduced property crime in Seattle, according to Seattle City Attorney ...

Since organizing the Voters Not Politicians 2018 ballot initiative that put citizens in charge of drawing Michigan's ...

The next wave of AI startups in Seattle could be born just above the waters of Elliott Bay. “AI House,” a first-in-the-nation ...

In last Sunday’s Seattle Times, Executive Editor Michele Matassa Flores announced the launch of a new Seattle Times community-funded journalism initiative – Climate Lab. Its... With the launch ...

West Seattle 5K) The first big 5K of this year’s spring/summer season is a month and a half away – the West Seattle 5K, ...

While Seattle’s initiative is focused more on the criminal ... closely with the downtown police precinct, municipal courts, community court and Spokane Regional Stabilization Center.