Alison Saldanha

Despite an influx of visitors and an uptick in sales this summer, downtown Seattle's retail scene has not bounced back to its pre-pandemic norm. 

As Washington wages increase to keep pace with inflation and retain tech workers, the gaps between the high- and low-wage earners, women and men, and workers of different races are widening.

Over the past year, Seattle emerged as the No. 1 market in the country for tech workers with under three years of experience. But it's barely gaining any more experienced tech workers.

Seattle-area residents are facing the steepest increases in household energy costs in a decade due to rising electricity costs and a spike in natural gas prices, recently released federal data shows.

Over the past year, Washington and Oregon have witnessed a flood of patients seeking abortion care while neighboring Idaho has criminalized some abortion-related travel.

In the Seattle area, in three years since the start of the pandemic, the cost of living has risen by over 20%. Before, it took nine years for inflation to grow so much.

With Washington’s high maternal mortality rate and as more labor units close, doulas could improve health outcomes — and help close racial gaps in care.

Infant deaths in King County are concentrated in the south end, home to the poorest, most diverse neighborhoods.

The cannabis industry’s growth in Washington slowed in the 2022 fiscal year, the first dip since marijuana was legalized in 2012.

Gas prices in the Seattle area have dropped 7% in the past month from a record high.