Politics Council passes $5.9B budget, but some say it's still not enough Without any new revenue, the budget proceeded more quietly this year than last. by David Kroman / November 19, 2018
Growth City says legal fight cost Seattle 717 affordable homes A city office calculated how many affordable apartments could have been built if the citywide MHA program wasn't on hold. by Josh Cohen / November 16, 2018
Growth Unwilling to wait 1,800 years for sidewalks, Seattle residents experiment A grassroots group has a plan to make sidewalk-less streets safer for walking. The city might make it official. by Josh Cohen / November 16, 2018
Opinion After the midterms: Where the parties go from here As the dust settles after last week's election... where both parties should go from here nationally and in Washington state. by John Carlson / November 15, 2018
Growth In Seattle, Amazon HQ2 panic fizzles The tech giant appears to be staying put, but that doesn't mean it won't be using its newfound leverage to get what it wants. by Josh Cohen / November 14, 2018
Opinion Having conquered Seattle, Amazon expands its kingdom A lesson learned in Seattle: Amazon is not going to ask anyone to take on 50,000 new workers at once. by Knute Berger / November 13, 2018
Culture How do artists respond to anxiety? ‘Group Therapy’ An earnest and cheeky new show at the Frye prompted by the 2016 Presidential election. by Michael Upchurch / November 13, 2018
Opinion Why Seattle City Council should approve the police contract The contract continues police reforms and sets the city up for further progress. by Tim Burgess / November 13, 2018
Opinion The Seattle police contract is a failed promise Police deserve a raise but the council should reject the deal it’s been presented. by Betsy Graef / November 9, 2018
Opinion 8 takeaways from a muddled midterm election Cementing control of the U.S. Senate was big for Republicans but losing King County hurts them in Olympia. by John Carlson / November 8, 2018
Politics 24 community groups urge Seattle to reject police contract At a press conference Thursday, ACLU and others charged that the contract would roll back progress on officer accountability. by Lilly Fowler / November 8, 2018 / Updated at 5:02 p.m.
Culture The generational zigs and zags of immigrant identity Blue Scholars co-founder “Kuya Geo” on the push-pull of assimilation and heritage — and how it differs by immigrant generation. by Aileen Imperial & Stephen Hegg / November 8, 2018
Culture On Seattle’s Capitol Hill, midterms are intoxicating Midterm elections used to be snoozy affairs — but now they're boozy affairs, too. by Ted Alvarez / November 7, 2018
Opinion Dreams of a massive Blue Wave dashed by the reality of a divided nation Democrats are in a stronger position to check the president, but it's a long way to 2020. by Knute Berger / November 7, 2018
Politics WA passes some of nation’s toughest gun laws Initiative 1639 will enact a suite of stricter gun control laws, including raised age limits for semi-automatic firearm buyers. by Josh Cohen / November 6, 2018 / Updated: 11:19 A.M., Nov. 7