Opinion: King County efforts to fight inequality are paying off, writes Dow Constantine

The Boys & Girls Clubs of King County extended its daily offerings to serve not only the most vulnerable young people, but to also serve children of essential front-line workers whose parents had no means of child care......»»

King County broadened its rental assistance program on Tuesday, launching a $145 million expansion that aims to help those who have fallen behind on monthly rent payments due to hardships caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.  If households have misse.....»»

Washington's capital gains tax will not only drive people to places like Florida, Nevada and Texas, but will also encourage companies to look elsewhere, writes Brett Smith......»»

The county 's goal is to bolster the Greater Miami area's technology sector and create higher-paying jobs for locals in the process......»»

Indianapolis-based real estate developer TWG has announced plans for two affordable housing developments in King County totaling 375 units. A project called 192 Shoreline will have 250 apartments in a seven-story development at 19022 Aurora Ave. N. .....»»

Cybercriminals were among those most eager to take advantage of distributed workforce arrangements, Xavier Clark writes......»»

With Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in King County, the county’s public health director told the Metropolitan King County Council on Tuesday to prepare to slide back to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan, the Seatt.....»»

Raquel Terán, chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, told Insider the GOP-led audit in Maricopa County will enable "voter su.....»»

The anti-Asian violence is giving the Asian community our moment with the mic to voice our pain and outrage, writes Julie Pham......»»

Companies are showing investors their pollution-reduction efforts by paying landowners to not cut trees, and documenting the saved carbon emissions with assets called carbon offsets. Roman Khomlyak/Shutterstock A market in w.....»»

Rachel Marshall writes reduced sales from a proposed tax on beverages will put her business and others at risk of closing for good......»»

“My number one focus will be to develop footings for the bank and the greater High Point market which will help round out our efforts in Guilford County,” David Black, said......»»

A group of investors managing $11 trillion in assets has called on banks to set tougher emissions targets ahead of a meeting of world leaders aimed at accelerating efforts to fight climate change......»»

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In considering whether to adopt a low-carbon fuel standard in Washington, actual data from California and Oregon — the only two states with this fuel mandate — should be considered, writes Alex Marcucci......»»

Washington state will move three counties back into Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's reopening plan due to rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, the governor's office announced Monday. Pierce, Cowlitz and Whitman counties will move back to .....»»

Workforce development efforts in Montgomery County schools begin as early as kindergarten and elementary grades......»»

Their mask protects you. Your mask protects others. Masking is about protecting each other, Robin Dale writes......»»

Tucked in the third round of stimulus aid was $30.4 million allocated to the Federal Trade Commission to fight coronavirus-related scams. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, acting FTC chair, discusses the efforts in a Q&A with The Post......»»

A recent SmartAsset study ranked King County seventh-best among Washington's 39 counties for small-business owners in 2020, and 377th among all U.S. counties. The study looked at the percentage of people with small-business income, the percentage o.....»»