[Editors Note: Parents and citizens all over Washington State, including here in the Highline Region, voted yes on Initiative 2081, and the Washington State Legislature passed it on March 4, 2024, with bipartisan majorities. And yet, House Bill 1296, which was passed in May of 2025, undermined the People'

No policy was decided at the Oct 20, 2025 Burien City Council Meeting. Burien CARES and the transparency of other government-funded organizations dominated public comments and were the topic of a heated council discussion later in the meeting. Councilmember Garcia reported ICE operations and pleaded for the City to not

[Op-Ed submitted by Joy Gjersvold, Program Director at Conservative Ladies of America] The App Store Accountability Act Undermines Parental Rights and Digital Privacy David Hall’s op-ed in The Highline Journal offers a heartfelt defense of the App Store Accountability Act, rooted in his personal experience and his work with

[NOTE FROM EDITOR: Letters to the Editor do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Highline Journal or Daniel Media.  If you wish to submit a story, photo, article, or letter, please email us at info@thehighlinejournal.com. We look forward to hearing from you.] Public safety isn’t a

By Melissa Petrini Representative Lauren Davis (D‑32nd LD) has recently drawn attention for her op‑ed in the Seattle Times and a subsequent interview with The Center Square in which she expressed regret for earlier votes and described her growing concern about “soft on crime” policies. In another interview,

Highline Water District Commissioner Candidates For Other Published Responses to date: Click Here The Highline Journal reached out to the three Highline Water District Commissioner Candidates for a “Question of the Week. According to the Highline Water District website, the mission of the water district is “. . . to provide high-quality water

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by Melissa Petrini, Managing Editor for The Highline Journal [This is a follow-up story to this story published last week] Full Disclosure: I am a recently resigned Highline School Board Director, and have studied this over the past several years to understand for myself what was within the Board'