Report: Washington has one of the ‘worst-performing and least cost-effective highway systems’
(The Center Square) - The Reason Foundation's 29th Annual Highway Report ranked Washington state dead last in three categories,... Read More.
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Seattle Mayor halts expansion of camera surveillance program
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced Thursday that she will be pausing the expansion of a police surveillance camera pilot... Read More.
WATCH: Backlash grows over proposed Thurston Co. home seller energy checks
(The Center Square) - Thurston County residents trying to sell a home in unincorporated areas will have to obtain... Read More.
Spokane eyes 2025 budget surplus before facing another potential deficit in 2027
(The Center Square) - Spokane might end 2025 with a small budget surplus once local officials finalize the city's... Read More.
WATCH: WA drivers suffering gas prices up nearly $1 per gallon in one month
(The Center Square) - Washington drivers are paying nearly a dollar more per gallon of gas than they were... Read More.
California co-leads states suing EPA over greenhouse gases
(The Center Square) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta is co-leading a nationwide lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection... Read More.
WATCH: WA charter school graduates see much higher incomes, homeownership rates
(The Center Square) - A new report from charter school advocates in Washington indicates charter graduates are making more... Read More.
WATCH:Legal challenges certain as WA Gov. Ferguson prepares to sign new income tax
(The Center Square) - A bill to institute a state income tax (SB 6346) has been on... Read More.
Light Rail expansion divides Sound Transit Board
(The Center Square) - Facing a $35 billion budget deficit, the 18 members of the Sound Transit Board of... Read More.
Spokane Valley taxpayers face higher costs if city doesn’t renew policing contract
(The Center Square) - Sheriff John Nowels warned Tuesday that if Spokane Valley stops relying on his deputies for... Read More.
Op-Ed: Governor’s “Millionaires Tax” is historic for all the wrong reasons
When the Washington Legislature passed the state's new "Millionaires Tax," Gov. Bob Ferguson called it historic. "It's not too... Read More.
Op-Ed: The ballooning cost of the I-5 bridge is unjustified
Back in 2009, the Washington Policy Center noted that the preferred Columbia River bridge alternative, which... Read More.