Politics
Stipend for WA homeless-service workers has provided $10.7M so far
More than 11,000 people have applied to the program, which aims to address turnover. Funding long-term pay increases could prove more challenging.
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Inslee's proposed $70B WA state budget focuses on housing
Gov. Jay Inslee's two-year blueprint includes adding 2,200 units of housing, with money for another 5,300 units to be approved by voters.
Politics
Breaking down Seattle's $7.4B final budget
The City Council's 2023-24 package preserves most of Mayor Harrell's asks on policing while investing in homelessness affordable housing and more.
Homelessness
Honoring the deaths of 289 homeless King County residents
This year, St. James Cathedral's annual Mass marked a grim record: the highest number of deaths in the tradition's 20-year history.
Homelessness
Housing vouchers sit unused at some rural Washington agencies
COVID stimulus gave public housing authorities new resources. While King County leads the nation in distribution, that's not the case across the state.