Weekend Edition | Will Governor Ferguson Extend Ban on Auto-Deletion of Public Records?
(The Center Square) – The end of a six-month suspension of a policy that for years allowed for the auto-deletion of Microsoft Teams or instant messages at Washington state agencies after one week is a...
2 Aug 202524min
Fiscal Fallout: 2026 Legislative Session ‘Could Be Worse Yet’
(The Center Square) – Washington state is currently forecast to run out of money by 2027 and experience a fiscal deficit by 2028 despite the largest tax increase in state history this session, in addi...
31 Jul 202514min
Will Ferguson Extend Ban on Auto-Deletion of Public Records?
(The Center Square) – The end of a six-month suspension of a policy that for years allowed for the auto-deletion of Microsoft Teams or instant messages at Washington state agencies after one week is a...
30 Jul 202514min
Late-Night Camping Ban Vote Triggers Probe Into Spokane Mayor, City Council Majority
(The Center Square) – Amid allegations of a quid pro quo, the Spokane Ethics Commission voted Wednesday to initiate an independent investigation into Mayor Lisa Brown and the city council. The allegat...
30 Jul 202517min
Weekend Edition | Fiscal Fallout: Long-Term Care Spending Driver of Washington DSHS Swelling Budget
(The Center Square) – Washington state faces deficit spending by 2028 as lawmakers just hit taxpayers with the state's largest combined tax increase – all driven by massive state spending increases ov...
26 Jul 202524min
Olympia Council Sends $20 Minimum Wage, Workers’ Bill of Rights to Nov. Vote
(The Center Square) – The Olympia City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to adopt a $20 minimum wage as part of a Workers' Bill of Rights initiative. The council voted 4-3 against passing t...
24 Jul 202512min
WSDOT Begins $203M Revive I-5 Project; Lane Closures Underway
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Department of Transportation’s $203 million project to repair a major section of Interstate 5 is underway with northbound traffic limited to two lanes for th...
22 Jul 20257min
Fiscal Fallout: Long-Term Care Spending Driver of Washington Dshs Swelling Budget
(The Center Square) – The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services' spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-...
21 Jul 202511min
