Seattle’s affordable housing developer given bonding power by city council
(The Center Square) - Seattle's Social Housing Developer now has the power to issue bonds, a tool it plans... Read More.
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Costs mount to stabilize struggling King County Regional Homeless Authority
(The Center Square) - The City of Seattle and King County are jointly allocating $900,000 to stabilize the troubled... Read More.
Op-Ed: Trump Administration is right to enforce hospital price transparency rule
More than five years after hospitals were required by law to post prices for their services, over 500 nationally,... Read More.
Washington weekly drug overdose tracker June 15-19
The following is a list of drug-related deaths as reported by the King County Medical Examiner. The Center Square... Read More.
Tennessee’s $30M subsidy to Starbucks puts clawback record under scrutiny
(The Center Square) - Tennessee taxpayers are handing $30 million to Starbucks to open new corporate offices in the... Read More.
Q&A: State Supreme Court candidate Edwards says tax-law background sets him apart
(The Center Square) - Seattle-based tax attorney Scott Edwards says he will interpret the constitution as written if elected... Read More.
Q&A: Court candidate Colberg says voters should look for impartiality, experience
(The Center Square) - After serving as a Snohomish County pro tem court commissioner for 18 years, family law... Read More.
The ‘risky business’ behind Puget Sound transportation planning
(The Center Square) - Puget Sound Regional Council's recent update to their 2050 regional transportation plan failed to account... Read More.
Data suggests decline in Spokane homelessness as origin debate remains
(The Center Square) - As taxpayers question whether they're subsidizing individuals who first became homeless before or after moving... Read More.
Washington high court upholds $35 million campaign finance penalty against Meta
(The Center Square) - The Washington State Supreme Court affirmed a $35.2 million penalty against Meta Platforms Inc. on... Read More.
Op-Ed: Washington’s Attorney General offers strong defense of signature gatherers’ rights
Amidst evidence of signature gatherers being harassed, Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown is offering his... Read More.
WATCH: Younger girls, more violent traffickers: Reality of sex trade in Washington
(The Center Square) - The girls are getting younger and the traffickers are getting more violent.
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