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We're tackling some of the greatest challenges of our time, from confronting the climate crisis and expanding access to affordable housing to investing in behavioral health services, creating a world-class transit system, and building strong, inclusive communities.

News from the Executive Office

Exec - Press Releases
King County announces Connections Health Solutions as operator of first Crisis Care Center in Kirkland
  • 02/12/2025 10:19 AM PST
NEWS: Executive Constantine announces proposal to renew the King County Parks Levy
  • 02/11/2025 02:18 PM PST
NEWS: 'Saving and restoring King County’s rich history’: Executive Constantine honors recipients of 23rd annual Spellman Awards for historic preservation
  • 02/06/2025 10:00 AM PST
NEWS: New executive order streamlines inquests into law enforcement-involved deaths
  • 02/05/2025 10:00 AM PST
NEWS: Executive Constantine announces proposal for King County Metro bus upgrades across the Eastside
  • 02/04/2025 10:54 AM PST
King County makes historic investment in expanding and supporting local behavioral health workforce
  • 01/28/2025 11:00 AM PST
Executive Constantine nominates three candidates to fill King County Council District 5 vacancy
  • 01/23/2025 01:09 PM PST
NEWS: Executive Constantine announces $26M in affordable housing investments, creating 939 homes
  • 01/16/2025 12:00 PM PST
NEWS: King County receives new $80M federal grant for I Line, expanding Metro's RapidRide service to Renton, Kent, and Auburn
  • 01/15/2025 01:00 PM PST
Executive Constantine, FTA, Metro to announce federal funding for RapidRide I Line
  • 01/14/2025 01:00 PM PST
NEWS: Executive Constantine announces $107 million to protect 3,000 acres throughout King County for climate resilience, greenspace expansion, habitat restoration, and farmland access
  • 01/14/2025 10:00 AM PST
Federal disaster assistance available to residents and businesses affected by bomb cyclone
  • 01/02/2025 11:26 AM PST
NEWS: King County Metro and regional transit agencies to help riders celebrate with free fares on New Year’s Eve
  • 12/24/2024 09:00 AM PST
2024 King County Recap
  • 12/23/2024 11:18 AM PST
VIDEO: King County expands mobile crisis teams
  • 12/05/2024 12:36 PM PST
Executive Constantine announces $11.75M in participatory budgeting grants for community centers, recreation opportunities, outdoor spaces, and additional local projects
  • 11/26/2024 01:02 PM PST
NEWS: Executive Constantine on King County storm recovery and support from first responders, county departments, and agency partners
  • 11/25/2024 05:04 PM PST
NEWS: Executive Constantine on adoption of $10.2 billion 2025 King County budget - Investing in our values
  • 11/19/2024 05:37 PM PST
NEWS: Executive Constantine’s budget proposal builds on King County’s momentum for removing barriers to high-quality salmon habitat while restoring ecological functions
  • 11/14/2024 11:00 AM PST
Executive Constantine announces he won’t seek re-election in 2025
  • 11/12/2024 06:30 PM PST

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King County is one of America's fastest-growing regions, and Executive Dow Constantine is building partnerships and working with employees to meet the key challenges facing the Northwest—equity and social justice, climate change, and regional mobility.

It's all part of the Executive's vision to create the nation's best-run government. To do this, King County employees are embracing continuous improvement, instituting best management practices, driving innovation, and striving for second-to-none customer service that supports the people of King County.


Dow Constantine looks at energy usage meters

Becoming the nation's best-run government

We listen. We improve. We deliver.

Every day, King County employees explore how we can deliver better services, improve operations, and use fewer resources. To be the nation's best-run government, we are building partnerships to meet community needs and showing how government succeeds when we work together.

Even as the demand for services increased as our population grew, and the costs of goods continue to rise with inflation, we've managed to reduce our operational costs without sacrificing quality.


Confronting climate change in King County

Climate change is a paramount challenge of this generation.

The 2015 Strategic Action Climate plan will ensure King County continues to lead on climate action. Executive Constantine's five-year blueprint integrates climate change into all areas of County operations and our work in the community.

In King County, we are no longer anticipating the impacts of climate changewe are experiencing them. We've always had to respond to weather-related events such as wildfires, floods, landslides, and heatwaves. But today, these events are occurring with greater frequency and severityThe decisions we make together must set the stage for our region's future.


Building equity and opportunity for all

Balancing a bold vision with actionable and measurable objectives.

King County has many strengths and assets, including a strong business sector and diverse communities. But many of our people are too often left behind.

King County is expanding access to opportunity in eight areas—child and youth development; jobs and economic development; environment and climate; health and human services; housing; information and technology; transportation and mobility; and the justice system.


A Metro bus.

Transit is good for our economy, environment, and people

Demand for transit is at an all-time high.

King County Metro Transit provides 400,000 daily rides and takes 175,000 cars off the road each weekday, carrying nearly half of downtown Seattle's workforce to and from their jobs. But demand is still growing, and congestion is a major challenge for most people traveling during peak commute times.

In his dual role as the executive in charge of Metro Transit and member of the Sound Transit Board of Directors, Executive Constantine has directed the agencies to better integrate services to create a more efficient, seamless regional transit system.


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