Amid mental health crisis, local senator forges path for mushroom therapy When state Sen. Jesse Salomon proposed his first bill on “magic” mushrooms in 2022, he was mostly curious about… READ MORE

State announces where $16.4 million in asylum-seeker aid will go Washington’s Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance announced unprecedented investments this week to create a more coordinated response to the… READ MORE

Scoop: State law doesn’t block police from questioning teens, Seattle chief says Interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr issued a directive this month clarifying that a 2021 state law doesn’t… READ MORE

WA nears a plan to remove key culverts for salmon — after spending $4B As the Washington State Department of Transportation spends billions of dollars removing concrete and metal pipes… READ MORE

$2.5M in federal funding is at stake. Why can’t Pierce County agree on homelessness plan? With the clock ticking on $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars,… READ MORE