AGO’s Seattle Office Space Rental Costs Double in a Decade
(The Center Square) – Costs of renting office space for hundreds of employees in the Washington State Attorney General’s Office has more than doubled in the last decade, according to an analysis of fi...
7 Elo 202510min
Primary Election Day in WA; Turnout Projections and Key Races
(The Center Square) – Tuesday is primary election day in Washington state. Ballots must be postmarked or placed in a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. Tuesday to be counted. Washington has a top-two primary, ...
6 Elo 202517min
HUD: ‘Success Is No Longer Being Measured by the Number of Housing Units Filled'
(The Center Square) – A Spokane native now overseeing much of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development across the Northwest says the Housing First model is failing American taxpayers. Pres...
5 Elo 202515min
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 Elo 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 Heinä 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 Heinä 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 Heinä 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 Heinä 202524min
