Seattle pushes Olympia for funding on housing, public safety and immigrant aid
(The Center Square) – Seattle is pushing for a state-level backstop to help fund immigrant services and other top priorities as the Trump administration escalates federal immigration enforcement natio...
3 Des 20258min
Weekend Edition | Trump admin moving ahead with dismantling the U.S. Dept. of Education
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump took another step toward fulfilling his promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Federal officials announced that “six new interagency agreem...
28 Nov 202524min
Trump admin moving ahead with dismantling the U.S. Dept. of Education
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump took another step toward fulfilling his promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Federal officials announced that “six new interagency agreem...
25 Nov 202514min
Weekend Edition | WSBA investigated then-AG Bob Ferguson in 2023 related to lawsuit
(The Center Square) – Washington State Bar Association investigated Gov. Bob Ferguson when he was attorney general in 2023 for his office's handling of a lawsuit that cost taxpayers $3 million, new do...
22 Nov 202524min
Washington State Bar Association investigated then-AG Bob Ferguson in 2023
(The Center Square) – Washington State Bar Association investigated Gov. Bob Ferguson when he was attorney general in 2023 for his office's handling of a lawsuit that cost taxpayers $3 million, new do...
21 Nov 202512min
Auburn hikes sales tax without public vote to fund criminal justice
Auburn is the latest Washington state city to take advantage of a new state law allowing cities and counties to implement a 0.1% sales and use tax for criminal justice purposes without a voter-approve...
20 Nov 202511min
Seattle, King County move to backfill $40M gap in homeless funds after HUD rule change
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s funding notice of last week is expected to create a $40 million shortfall for the King County Regional Homelessness Authori...
19 Nov 202515min
Weekend Edition | Records reveal further details of WSBA investigation into AG Brown
(The Center Square) – Newly obtained records reveal further details of the Washington State Bar Association investigation into Attorney General Nick Brown that ended hours after The Center Square reac...
15 Nov 202524min
