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,

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'

On October 14, 2025, the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Seattle King County hosted two candidate forums at the Wesley retirement community in Des Moines. This story is about the 33rd district legislative seats, with candidates Edwin Obras and Kevin Schilling. (The other forum was for Des Moines city

On Wednesday Oct 22 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm, the activist group SeaTac Airport Community Coalition for Justice is holding a candidate forum in downtown Burien and on Zoom. Registrants will learn the exact location, so please register ahead of time.  Current Port of Seattle commissioners Ryan

Campaign Corner For Other Published Responses to date: Click Here The Highline Journal reached out to the 33rd Legislative District State Representative, Position 1, candidates for a “Question of the Week.” This race is for a 1-year unexpired term. Question: Over the past years, King County has experimented with two