‘Most Expensive Market’: Doordash to Raise Fees in Seattle Due to City Regulations
(The Center Square) – DoorDash is raising its service fees in Seattle – again – due to the city’s laws for app-based workers. The on-demand delivery and pickup services company says the hikes are nece...
10 Jul 20259min
WA Committee Distances From Drug Use Work Group’s ‘Buyers Club’ Suggestion
(The Center Square) – Washington’s Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee, or SURSAC, is distancing itself from recent recommendations made by a subset work group that included having the ...
9 Jul 202510min
Bellingham Ratepayers Could See Double-Digit Utility Hikes Through 2028
(The Center Square) – The Bellingham Public Works Department is considering utility rate increases with combined monthly costs for homeowners increasing $54 over the next three years in order to repai...
8 Jul 20258min
Weekend Edition | Spokane Camping Ban & Facility That Treats Drug-Addicted Newborns at Risk of Closure
(The Center Square) – After 35 years, the Pediatric Interim Care Center in Kent – the only specialized medical facility in western Washington caring for drug-exposed babies – stopped accepting new int...
4 Jul 202524min
WA Hotline Allows Illegal Immigrants to Report u.s. Citizens for First Amendment Activity
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Office of the Attorney General has launched a taxpayer-funded hotline in three counties that would allow residents, including foreign nationals and illegal i...
3 Jul 202513min
WA Facility That Treats Drug-Addicted Newborns at Risk of Closure Due to Budget Cuts
(The Center Square) – After 35 years, the Pediatric Interim Care Center in Kent – the only specialized medical facility in western Washington caring for drug-exposed babies – stopped accepting new int...
2 Jul 202514min
‘Where Are You Going to Push Us?’: Spokane Passes New Citywide Camping Ban
(The Center Square) – On the heels of an ethics complaint, the Spokane City Council passed a citywide camping ban on Monday, replacing another approved by nearly 75% of voters in 2023. The vote, split...
1 Jul 202513min
Weekend Edition | Washington May Have to Dip Into Emergency Reserves, Despite Historic Tax Increases
(The Center Square) – Despite passing the largest tax increase in state history amid record revenue levels, Washington state’s wallet may be empty by the end of the 2025-27 biennium, according to a ne...
28 Jun 202524min
