Spokane County Proposes Regional Task Force to Revive Jail Funding Measure
(The Center Square) - Spokane County is preparing to establish a regional task force over the coming weeks to develop a tax proposal to fund a new jail after the last push fell short in 2023. The Boar...
15 Mai 202518min
WA State Labor Board Investigating Everett Employee’s Union Dues Complaint
(The Center Square) – A Washington state labor board is investigating a complaint filed by an employee with the city of Everett regarding dues paid to the local union after that employee attempted to ...
14 Mai 202513min
Redmond Light Rail Extension Opens Amid Years of Delays, Budget Changes
(The Center Square) – Sound Transit opened its downtown Redmond extension after a year delay and $98 million tacked on after originally planned. The 3.4-mile extension of the 2 Line opened for service...
13 Mai 202512min
Weekend Edition | Sound Transit Economic Reality & Spokane's Homelessness Plan
(The Center Square) – Much of the funding for Sound Transit’s projects, including ST3, has come from federal grants. In the past seven years, it has secured a total of $3.8 billion, with $9 billion ex...
10 Mai 202524min
Economic Reality May Force Sound Transit to Revise Its Financial Plan
(The Center Square) – Much of the funding for Sound Transit’s projects, including ST3, has come from federal grants. In the past seven years, it has secured a total of $3.8 billion, with $9 billion ex...
9 Mai 202511min
WA Family at Center of Fight Over Trans Athletes Heartened by Federal OSPI Probe
(The Center Square) – A family in East Wenatchee, Wash., at the center of the controversy surrounding transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports, tells The Center Square they are reenergized no...
8 Mai 20255min
Spokane Unveils Homelessness Plan as Conservatives Say They Were Left in the Dark
(The Center Square) – Mayor Lisa Brown unveiled an overhaul of Spokane’s homelessness strategy Thursday, pitting the city council’s progressive majority and conservative minority against each other on...
7 Mai 202516min
Weekend Edition | Seattle Spends Millions on Illegal Immigrants as Trump Admin Seeks to Deny Funds
(The Center Square) – Seattle spends roughly $6.5 million a year on complementary resources for illegal immigrants, even as the administration of President Donald Trump is taking major steps to reshap...
3 Mai 202524min
