Visconsi’s steady build in Washington: From a single Bainbridge Island deal to a regional footprint

Visconsi Companies Ltd. entered the Seattle market 16 years ago. Its real estate projects, often anchored by nationally ...
Reuters

Did Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington work? It’s complicated.

WASHINGTON, October 4 (Reuters) - After mobilizing hundreds of federal agents and thousands of soldiers to the nation's capital, President Donald Trump has declared victory over what he called a ...
Fox Business

Washington passes "millionaires tax" despite concerns of wealth flight

Washington state lawmakers on Wednesday passed a so-called "millionaires tax," a move criticism said could lead to an exodus of high-income earners. The State Senate passed the measure with a day left ...
ProPublica

Washington Is Giving Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten the State’s Green Energy Push

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. In a vast ...
The Hill

Washington state lawmakers pass high-income earners tax

Washington state lawmakers on Wednesday after a marathon debate voted to approve a high-income earners tax on personal earnings over $1 million. The 9.9 percent annual tax on high-income earners is ...
KING5

UW enrollment grows across all 3 campuses; Washington residents dominate incoming class

SEATTLE — The University of Washington enrolled 63,727 students across its three campuses this fall, marking enrollment gains at Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma for the 2025-26 academic year. The figures ...
NPR

Washington's hydropower has created a data center boom. Some are concerned about its future.

The first thing visitors approaching Quincy, Washington see is dry rolling hills, cleaved by the Columbia River. The second, a sign laying claim to the title of the nation's "leading potato producing ...
OPB

Democrats pour into Washington state as Republicans leave, analysis shows

Two days after the general election, an ad started playing on Seattle-area conservative talk radio station KVI. It featured a familiar voice to listeners: Kirby Wilbur, a former host on the network, ...