Sound Transit's East Link is slated to connect Mercer Island, Bellevue and Redmond to Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport via light rail by 2023.
State Rep. Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island) said she plans to file for election next spring to retain the State House seat.
The Mercer Island city councilwoman will serve the 41st District in the State House of Representatives until certification of the election of a successor in November of 2014.
A bipartisan panel of legislators interested in state transportation priorities will visit seven cities in September and October on a "listening tour".
Senn, the preferred pick of local party Democrats, offered comments and answered questions at the Council of the Whole at a Sept. 4 meeting in Seattle.
The latest proposed rules would allow one marijuana stores within the Mercer Island city limits, according to the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
Calkins Landing, Calkins Point at Luther Burbank and the South Shoreline at Luther Burbank Park have all suffered from accelerated erosion due to motorized boating on Lake Washington.
WSDOT officials will hold one of three public meetings on tolling at Mercer Island High School on Oct. 21, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Construction will restore a 600-foot reach of stream and 200-foot reach of tributary.
Volunteers in Issaquah are needed to count cyclists and pedestrians on paths, bike lanes, sidewalks, and other facilities Tuesday, Oct. 1, through Thursday, Oct. 3.
Due to the Labor Day holiday, the regular City Council meeting will be delayed until Tuesday, Sept. 3 in Mercer Island City Hall.
Representatives from the Mercer Island Preschool Association presented the City Council with $97,872.07 to help pay for some of the improvements to the playground.
Funding will support ST and WSDOT in adding new HOV lanes and Link light rail service across Lake Washington and create new Sounder and Amtrak capacity in Tacoma
Voters statewide approved I-502 last November, 56-44, which allows state regulation of marijuana production, processing and sales.
Erwin and Wong are running for Mercer Island City Council, position 6, currently held by Councilman Mike Grady. Grady announced he would not run for re-election earlier this year.
In his first column, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson gives his tips on buying a car.
The 222 space lot will be receiving a seal coat and refreshed striping from road construction crews.
Mercer Island City Councilwoman Tana Senn will likely replace former 41st District Rep. Marcie Maxwell in the State House after party officials nominated her as their top pick.
For King County Executive, incumbent Dow Constantine will face Alan Lobdell in the November general election.
Democratic Party officials will offer the King County Council three candidates, in order of preference, to replace Rep. Marcie Maxwell to represent the 41st District for the coming legislative session.
Legal alcohol delivery could make the U.S. Postal Service $50 million per year.
Warm water temperatures are causing an increase in Vibrio bacteria, which has sickened more than 40 people around Washington state so far this year.
The Washington State Liquor Control Board says it is working on a number of revised proposals, including a cap on total marijuana production and the number and location of retail outlets in each county.
Protecting Lake Washington from siltation and water quality problems while safely conveying stormwater to the Lake is a primary responsibility of the City's Storm and Surface Water Utility.
The Mercer Island City Council will revisit an unenforceable law concerning peddlers and door-to-door salespeople on Mercer Island tonight at its Aug. 12 meeting.
The City of Mercer Island is holding an Open House to review Thrift Shop remodel plans for a 2,000 square-foot expansion and doubling parking capacity are in the cards for a remodel of
An updated round of election results show the parks measure is still passing 69 to 31 percent.
King County Elections released the first round of results from the Aug. 6 primary at 8:15 p.m. with about 225,000 ballots counted.
King County Elections data shows that as of Friday, August 2, only about 14 percent of registered county voters had returned their ballots.
The State Auditor's Office investigated what went wrong when the Washington State Department of Transportation launched its all-electronic SR 520 Bridge project nearly nine months behind schedule.
City contractor IMS will use video, lasers, dyanflects and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) to complete a detailed inventory of local streets.
WSDOT announced Tuesday that it will close the I-90 bridge to traffic several times this weekend due to low-flying aircraft in the annual Seafair Weekend Boeing Air Show.
Road repairs and resurfacing will slow traffic in several North End and Mid-Island neighborhoods, starting July 30 through mid-August.
Kirby Wilbur, who has helmed the Washington State Republican Party since 2011, has resigned from his post as chairman.
The proposal would replace two expiring levies with a new six-year levy of 18 cents per $1,000 in value. Ballots must be returned by Tuesday, Aug. 6.
Sound Transit will begin to require paid permits for certain spaces at lots in Issaquah, Sumner, Tukwila and Mukilteo beginning next year. If all goes well, the the program could soon expand throughout the region.
Burn bans are currently in place in several Western Washington counties and on all state-owned land, due to the dry weather.
A BUI conviction will become a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to a $5,000 fine and/or 364 days in jail.