Sound Transit Board officially hires Dow Constantine as CEO

Annual salary starts at $450,000 which chances each year for high pay hikes

By Steve Hunter • March 28, 2025 10:37 am
Wilson criticizes Sound Transit’s choice of Constantine as CEO

King County executive candidate says ‘too many insiders taking care of each other instead of the public’

By Steve Hunter • March 25, 2025 11:40 am
Hall of Fame-worthy ballpark eats at T-Mobile Park in 2025

The Mariners Menu Preview Day brought local cuisine and legendary baseball dedications to the 2025 season, with opening day on March 27.

By Bailey Josie • March 24, 2025 4:15 pm
Board recommends Dow Constantine as new Sound Transit CEO

In his 16th year as King County executive and on the Sound Transit Board; pay could be $675,000 annually

By Steve Hunter • March 24, 2025 4:11 pm
Fingerprint ID levy to go before King County voters in...

The levy would authorize an additional property tax for seven years, beginning in 2026.

By Drew Dotson • March 22, 2025 9:30 am
Major boost to special education funding gets Washington Senate approval

The bipartisan bill calls for the state to funnel about $2 billion more to schools over four years.

By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard • March 13, 2025 10:12 am

Charmaine and Caleb Messinger, owners of Southern Nibble in Sequim, WA. Sponsored
March 10, 2025 6:00 am
The Snohomish County Senior Resource Expo will feature over 50 exhibitors as well as guest speaker, retired Navy Captain and former Commanding Officer Kim Buike.
The Snohomish County Senior Resource Expo will feature over 50 exhibitors as well as guest speaker, retired Navy Captain and former Commanding Officer Kim Buike. Sponsored
March 3, 2025 6:00 am
The Downtown Issaquah Association (DIA) showcases the history of telecommunications at the historic Shell Gas Station—an ideal complement to Village Theatre’s production of Dial M for Murder. Sponsored
February 17, 2025 6:00 am
Public Health reports season’s first pediatric flu deaths in King...

Two children died in February; first pediatric flu deaths in two years

By Steve Hunter • March 7, 2025 11:01 am
Ferguson proposes $4B in cuts to Washington state budget

State officials look to solve a shortfall estimated to be $12 billion or more.

By Jake Goldstein-Street and Bill Lucia Washington State Standard • February 28, 2025 10:45 am