Mayor Dontae Payne has asked staff to study barring ICE from city property after Seattle's move; the council backed the request and the city issued safety guidance.

At a Feb. 3 workshop Kent staff forwarded an EPA brownfields consultant plan, the 2026 CDBG draft and a regional housing resolution to the council for approval. The moves could unlock assessments, funding and housing projects across South King County.

Seattle merchants say penny shortages are already changing how cash sales close out. Lawmakers advanced a bill to let cash totals be rounded to the nearest nickel.

The DOJ reclassified Charles N. Floyd as "first assistant" to keep him leading the Seattle U.S. Attorney’s Office, prompting a judicial review and political pushback. Local advocates say the move risks undercutting the office’s legitimacy.

A Clark County review and a county audit found Pierce County rushed corrections hires during a staffing crunch, producing weak vetting and several later terminations.

Justice Barbara Madsen will retire April 3, ending a 33-year run on Washington’s high court. The governor will appoint her successor to serve until an election.

ICE agents arrested a Shoreline father during a morning daycare drop-off, witnesses say, leaving his two-year-old briefly alone in the car before family reunited the child. The man, identified as Ivan Guzman, is now in ICE custody in El Paso.

Washington lawmakers are weighing a ban on the commercial sale of 'precise' phone-location data after reporting showed agencies and brokers can map people’s movements. Backers say it will protect vulnerable residents; business groups say it will curb useful services.

Thurston County received a $489,000 grant for salmon recovery efforts in South Puget Sound, aiming to integrate county programs for better habitat management.

Seattle is seeking members for its Renters' Commission to shape policies affecting renters. Applications are open until March 2, with an emphasis on diverse representation.

Washington State received $12.16 million in federal funds to build 14 new EV charging stations, aiming to improve the state's electric vehicle infrastructure along major highways.

A public hearing in Olympia was suspended after lawmakers clashed over HB 2641, a proposal that would bar some former ICE officers from state policing jobs.

Seattle Councilmember Rivera supports Mayor Wilson's initiative to prepare for a possible increase in ICE enforcement, highlighting concerns about federal overreach and the need for local government to protect the community.