SEATTLE - The Compassion Seattle campaign is starting its drive now to gather thousands of signatures to put a city charter amendment on the November ballotto address Seattle's homeless crisis. The ...

SEATTLE — Voters in Seattle will likely see a controversial charter amendment regarding homelessness on their ballots this November. Compassion Seattle, the group behind the proposal, on Thursday ...

For just a moment, if possible, let’s set aside the arguments that hold charter schools as an existential threat to traditional public education and focus on one of the primary reasons they were ...

SEATTLE — A new charter amendment that would direct the City of Seattle to clear up homeless encampments has qualified for the November ballot after a signature-gathering campaign. "Compassion Seattle ...

A charter amendment that would revamp the city of Seattle’s approach to fighting homelessness could still be on the November ballot after the group backing the measure said it would appeal a lower ...

Despite city government burning through more than $150 million in 2021 alone, encampments of people who need help — starting with a reliable roof overhead — sprawl across Seattle parks, greenbelts, ...

This year, voters might see “Compassion Seattle” on the November ballot. Despite the misleading name, there is no compassion in this proposed City Charter amendment, which attempts to justify the ...

Tents are pitched in a grassy lot along Dexter Avenue in Seattle in January 2021. The Space Needle and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are seen in the background. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) ...

The Seattle School Board said a unanimous "no" to charter schools last night. The board members approved a resolution against Initiative 1240, which would bring up to 40 charter schools to Washington ...

With just days before the election, education leaders, teachers and parents from 260 of the state’s 295 school districts are making a last ditch effort to defeat I-1240, the measure that would permit ...