State agencies eye a new normal for office life

Plus the city auditor knocks Seattle's approach to retail crime and a campaign cash roundup

In the years since COVID-era health orders booted most state employees out of the office, lawmakers are weighing the costs (and savings) of work-from-home government.

The Senate State Government & Elections Committee hear from state agency heads on that subject on Tuesday—fittingly, from the comfort of home via Zoom. There is a ton of money at stake. The…