The King County Council unanimously approved a two-year, $20 billion budget Tuesday that expands investments in housing, ...

Another day, another property tax for King County homeowners &#8212 and it’s starting to get out of control even if I think it’s for a worthy cause. In this case, the worthy cause is to help children.

The King County Council unanimously approved its 2026-27 budget on Tuesday night, with increased taxes to offset federal ...

"This is not something that we prepared for so it's important we get it fixed," says Joel Caldwell. That's the attitude Joel had with his 2008 King County property tax bill. After he bought his ...

(The Center Square) – A recent study on King County’s affordable housing needs identified a $3.96 billion annual funding gap that would require the average county home owner to contribute an ...

The budget makes some attempts to backfill funding that has been cut or is likely to be cut by the Trump administration.

A $1.45 billion parks levy will go to King County voters on the August ballot, in a bid to renew funding for the county’s some 200 parks and nearly 400 miles of regional and backcountry trails. The ...

A property tax levy that funds a fingerprint identification system for local law enforcement agencies will go before King County voters for renewal in the April 22 special election. The Regional ...

Should we or should we not have a county parks system? The question before voters is that simple. Because if voters do not approve this property tax levy, we functionally won’t have one. The 6-year ...

SEATTLE — King County is taking steps to enhance oversight of taxpayer dollars following an audit that uncovered potential fraud within the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS). The audit ...