Growth
How Seattle's vacant building problem is helping ex-prisoners and the homeless
The city is instituting new rules, increasing fines and encouraging creative uses to prevent developers from leaving buildings empty.
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Nonprofit to build 800 apartments for Seattle homeless; $48.8M raised so far
Plymouth Housing is looking to raise $75M in private donations to put toward the construction of eight new buildings.
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After a 13-year delay, Seattle votes to build hundreds of affordable homes at Fort Lawton
Neighbors have long opposed the city's plan for the former Army post. The Seattle City Council on Tuesday brought that battle to a close.
Politics
5 types of government documents WA lawmakers don’t think you should see
A media coalition will go toe-to-toe with Washington’s Legislature in a high-profile court hearing Tuesday. At issue: Which documents can legislators legally withhold from the public?
Environment
Big Oil is fighting taxes to help clean up toxic waste sites
Senate Democrats are considering a bill that would nearly double the state's hazardous substances tax to pay for the projects, but they may need Republican help to pass it.