ESD also administers the Unemployment Insurance program, which provides benefits to eligible unemployed workers.

The approved legislation was originally proposed by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell. It allows the city's JumpStart Payroll Tax ...

The King County Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted its 2025 budget, totaling $10.2 billion as a $150 million budget ...

A general income tax in Washington state appears to be off the table for now, even as voters retained the state’s capital ...

Thousands in western Washington were without power after a bomb cyclone impacted the area. At the American Red Cross, we see every day the impact of the climate crisis and how extreme weather events ...

A new skatepark is planned for Magnolia. The project is sponsored by the Magnolia Community Center Advisory Council and has ...

The Arboretum Foundation's beloved annual holiday sale, Gifts & Greens Galore, returns to the Graham Visitors Center (2300 Arboretum Drive East, Seattle) at Washington Park Arboretum from 10 a.m. to 4 ...

Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka is proposing amendments to the 2025-2026 budget package that include plans to retire the ...

Seattle Public Schools may not go through with a proposed plan to close four schools despite looming budget challenges. The school district is facing a structural deficit of $90 million to $100 ...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has issued an executive order focusing on public safety amid a recent spike in cases of violent crime in residential neighborhoods. Harrell’s Friday executive order ...