Health Washington's final mask mandate ends Monday. But guidance has been fuzzy Effective Monday, April 3, masks will no longer be mandated statewide in health care, long-term care, and correctional settings, although individual institutions can still choose to require face coverings moving forward. Kate Walters
WA Dems criticize GOP for defending Trump before charges are made public Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are responding to former President Donald Trump's indictment in a New York court. Democrats say no one is above the law. Republicans suggest the charges are politically motivated. Katie Campbell Paige Browning
Housing funds, public safety on negotiating table in final weeks of WA's legislative session Key debates remain unsettled in Olympia, on bills focused on public safety and health policies – as well as how much new funding Washington State will put toward affordable housing. Jeanie Lindsay
Politics From education funding to drug use, lawmakers tweak the details in final weeks of session Austin Jenkins with Pluribus News and host of "Inside Olympia" on TVW joined KUOW's Paige Browning and Amy Radil to break down the latest as Washington lawmakers enter the home stretch for budget negotiations and their last chance to pass bills. Paige Browning Katie Campbell
Politics Mayor Harrell 'swings for the fences' with big, proposed property tax hike to fund affordable housing Bruce Harrell wants to triple a Seattle property tax to raise nearly $1 billion dollars to fund affordable housing. In making the announcement on Thursday to a room filled with hundreds of affordable housing developers, Harrell admitted it’s a lot of money. David Hyde
Government One WA police chief's argument for changing state vehicle pursuits law For about two years now, police departments in Washington have had strict rules around when they can chase after suspects in their cars. Now, state lawmakers are debating a change that would loosen the restrictions around when police can and can't chase. Katie Campbell Angela King
Government What's in the WA state Senate Democrats' budget proposal? There is just one month left in the 2023 Washington state legislative session and a lot to get done in that time, including the state budget. Jeanie Lindsay Paige Browning
Week in Review: Capital gains tax, Sound Transit construction, and landlords Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley. Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt
WA state revenue forecasts predict slowdown as lawmakers prepare new spending plans Over the next two years, Washington State is likely to bring in less revenue than previously expected, according to the latest revenue forecast officials released Monday. But lawmakers say it's cause for caution, not necessarily concern. Jeanie Lindsay
Week in Review: Legislature, Covid, and transit fare enforcement Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt
