In Washington state, the biggest beneficiary of campaign cash from private-prison firms, including the one that runs Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center, in recent years has been Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray.
A government report shows that a family of industrial chemicals turning up in public water supplies around the country threatens human health at concentrations seven to 10 times lower than previously realized.
Neighbors of the Panorama senior living complex have been fighting a rezoning of their residential neighborhood that allows for expansion of the facility and up to an 8-story apartment complex.
