Spokane Prepares for Overhaul After Months of Community Debate Over Homelessness
(The Center Square) – Six months ago, Spokane advertised a series of roundtables to gather input on overhauling its approach to homelessness; 186 days later, residents are starting to get a picture of...
5 Mar 20258min
Almost 90% of CCA-Funded Projects in Washington Don’t Reduce Carbon Emissions
(The Center Square) – The 2021 Climate Commitment Act enacted by the state Legislature places a cap on the amount of allowable carbon emissions and generates revenue through carbon auctions that are u...
4 Mar 20256min
Burien Sues Organizer of Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Measure Set to Start in April
(The Center Square) – The city of Burien has filed a lawsuit intended to halt the adoption of a voter-passed minimum wage increase in the city, but leaders of the measure say the lawsuit has no merit....
3 Mar 20254min
Weekend Edition | GOP: Dems Overstating WA’s Projected Budget Shortfall as Cover for Higher Taxes
(The Center Square) – Republicans in the Washington State Legislature say Democrats are exaggerating the size of the projected four-year operating budget shortfall to justify proposed tax increases. T...
1 Mar 202524min
WA Bill Could End Tax Cap for Major Tech Companies Amid State Budget Shortfall
(The Center Square) – Microsoft and Amazon are among the wealthiest companies in the world, each with a market capitalization of well over $2 trillion, but a bill out of Washington could trim off some...
28 Feb 20255min
GOP: Dems Overstating WA’s Projected Budget Shortfall as Cover for Higher Taxes
Washington State: (The Center Square) – Republicans in the Washington State Legislature say Democrats are exaggerating the size of the projected four-year operating budget shortfall to justify propose...
27 Feb 20256min
Washington Committee Passes Revised Bill Adding Transparency to Pretrial Release
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Legislature's House Community Safety Committee has voted out a revised version of a bill that places more safeguards around the pretrial release of criminal ...
25 Feb 20255min
King County Metro Resumes Bus Services at Crime-Riddled Corridor in Seattle
(The Center Square) – King County Metro is resuming bus services at a Seattle location that became an increasing public safety concern at the end of 2024. King County Metro closed bus stops along 12th...
24 Feb 20255min
