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SB 5089

Conforming Washington's tax structure to the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. By a vote of 76 to 15 on March 16, the House approved SB 5089, which would conform Washington law to the national Streamlined Sales and Use Tax…MORE

Metro Transit Police introduced their new explosives-sniffing dog "Stevie" to the public last week.

Stevie is the King County Sheriff's Office second explosive-sniffing dog, and the first assigned to Metro Transit fulltime.

He and…MORE

A U.S. Coast Guardsman died Sunday from injuries received during a security patrol near Vashon Island.

Two 25-foot, fast-response boat crews from a Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team were involved in a security patrol and…MORE

"I am not going to mince words," King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson told participants at an open house on regional transportation at Highline Community College last week.

"This would be the largest investment of tax revenue in the…MORE

Self-contained special education classes at Alki and Schmitz Park elementary schools will close at the end of the school year due to low enrollment, Seattle School District officials decided.

The district's yearly evaluation of it's…MORE

Fifteen Highline Community College students will attend school on full tuition waivers after earning Academic Achievement Scholarships for spring quarter 2007.

The winning students earned the scholarships by demonstrating a commitment to…MORE

To start a public workshop on a high note, facilitators asked approximately 90 residents to name places in White Center they'd want to take a friend.

Answers poured out: McLendon's Hardware, North Shorewood Park, Taco trucks, Pacific Rim…MORE

Thomas Jefferson High School will host two world-class groups from Stanford University in a free public performance at the school on March 26.

The Stanford Taiko (Japanese Drumming) Group and the Stanford Chamber Chorale will perform in an…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels is looking for new Seattle Design Commission members in the fine artist and urban planner positions.

"Superior urban design is essential for maintaining the livability of our great city," Nickels said. "I urge…MORE

A measure sponsored by Rep. Skip Priest, R-Federal Way, that would create tougher penalties for car thieves passed the House.

The Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority Bill, House Bill 1001, was the product of an eight-month-long…MORE