Spokane County places aquifer protection fee on August ballot amid PFAS cleanup
(The Center Square) - Spokane County officials approved a ballot resolution Tuesday for the August election aimed at authorizing... Read More.
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Seattle city council sends $480 million library levy to voters
(The Center Square) - The Seattle City Council approved a beefed-up $479.7 million library levy Tuesday that would raise... Read More.
WATCH: Consumer group says higher WA tobacco taxes fueling illegal market
(The Center Square) - Legislation that would have again raised taxes on nicotine products did not advance in the... Read More.
WATCH:Backlash grows over Ferguson’s veto of anti-theft funds
(The Center Square) - Two weeks after Governor Bob Ferguson signed the supplemental operating budget, questions remain as to... Read More.
Spokane council passes drive-through moratorium criticized as ‘legislative ambush’
(The Center Square) - With little notice, the Spokane City Council approved a one-year moratorium Monday for drive-through facilities... Read More.
Task force recommendation could protect WA public employees’ jobs from AI advances
(The Center Square) - A proposed recommendation by the State Attorney General's Artificial Intelligence Task Force, if adopted... Read More.
WA AGO billed more than 34,000 hours on Trump lawsuits
(The Center Square) - The Washington State Attorney General's Office staff has billed more than 34,000 hours working on... Read More.
Audit update shows King County making progress in routing out fraud
(The Center Square) - The King County Auditor says in an update that the county's department of community and... Read More.
WATCH:Why National business group has joined the lawsuit against WA income tax
(The Center Square) - Washington's leading small business association says thousands of small businesses in the state will suffer... Read More.
Seattle will be funding more lawyers for ICE deportees
(The Center Square) - In its growing battle with the Trump administration over the rights of illegal immigrants, the... Read More.
Spokane council proposes ‘cooling’ as new condition of habitability for rentals
(The Center Square) - The Spokane City Council proposed an ordinance Monday that would require every rental unit to... Read More.
Spokane replacing Community Court judge after 12 years amid accountability concerns
(The Center Square) - For the first time since its inception, the city of Spokane's Community Court will have... Read More.