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The Times/News presents a weekly summary of actions on bills by Highline-area legislators.

For complete information, go to www.WashingtonVotes.org-a free, non-partisan Website with plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each…MORE

Burien City Councilwoman Sally Nelson, vice chairwoman of The Equity and Opportunity Panel for the National League of Cities, was a keynote speaker at a recent workshop in Washington, D.C.

Nelson spoke on "Inclusiveness ...

The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) has named state Sen.

SeaTac Mayor Gene Fisher received recently the Platinum Leadership Statesman award from the National League of Cities' Leadership Training Institute at the group's congressional conference in Washington D.C.

Only 72 officials have earned…MORE

A new park is being planned for the top of Seattle's highest hill.

For many years, a no-nonsense fence has kept the public away from the Myrtle Street water towers and the ground level, open reservoir along 35th Avenue Southwest. The city…MORE

Upon arriving at Sea-Tac Airport in late January, Zhu Dan didn't know much about Seattle, but she did know the city was famous for rain, that Boeing airplanes came from here and that Bill Gates lived in the nearby.

What little else she…MORE

American President Lines container ships calling regularly at Terminal 5 near Harbor Avenue Southwest are switching to low-sulfur fuel while in port to reduce air pollution.

The voluntary changeover to low-sulfur fuel while in Seattle is…MORE

Peter Maier, current president of the advocacy group School's First, has announced he will seek a seat on the Seattle School Board for District One.

Sally Soriano currently represents that area, which covers northern Ballard across the…MORE

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' proposed nightlife ordinance, which would have sweeping effects on the area's bars and clubs, could be approved by the city council this summer.

The new rules aim to increase communication and resolve disputes…MORE

After nine months as the executive director of the Ballard Food Bank, John Simpson has left the agency.

Ballard Food Bank Board of Directors President Monica Greenberg said Simpson was a skilled person, but was not the right fit for the…MORE