Complaint Alleges WA AGO ‘Actively Deceived’ Court About Contract With Perkins Coie
(The Center Square) – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown last month filed an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, a private law firm that filed a lawsuit in response to President Donald ...
3 Apr 20258min
Washington State: Access Denied: Journalist Barred From Dems’ Weekly Media Availability Event
(The Center Square) – Less than a week after the Washington State Senate adopted a rule change restricting credentialed members of the media from accessing “the wings” and adjacent rooms of the Senate...
2 Apr 202515min
Number of Seattle Police Lateral Candidates Surges in 2024 and Into 2025
(The Center Square) – The Seattle Police Department saw the number of lateral officer candidates in 2024 nearly double from the previous year, as city leaders tout progress in addressing the departmen...
1 Apr 202511min
Weekend Edition | WA Gas Tax Hike Looks Increasingly Likely as Part of Transportation Budget
(The Center Square) – With the Washington state legislative session scheduled to adjourn one month from Thursday, lawmakers are getting down to the nitty-gritty work on massive budget proposals that w...
29 Mar 202524min
Bill Would Put Gas Tax, Vehicle Fee Increases on Automatic Pilot in Washington
(The Center Square) – Washington state lawmakers are contemplating an increase in a variety of taxes and fees, including the gas tax and electric vehicle registration fee, to finance its proposed 2025...
28 Mar 202512min
Natural Gas Initiative Backers Plan to Take Their Case to WA Supreme Court
(The Center Square) – Backers of Initiative 2066, which protects natural gas as an energy choice in Washington state, say they will take their case to the Washington Supreme Court after a judge’s ruli...
27 Mar 202513min
From Rights to Resumes: Spokane Punts ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ for ‘Ban the Address'
(The Center Square) – After months of gridlock and stalled proposals, the Spokane City Council made good on its word to propose new policies around homelessness on Monday. Picking up the “Ban The Addr...
26 Mar 202511min
Weekend Edition | Spokane County Braces for $20M Deficit in 2026, Potential Hiring Freeze, Cutting Vacancies
(The Center Square) - Providing what he called a “reality check” on Monday, Jeff McMorris, senior director of Spokane County’s Finance and Administration Division, warned of a $20 million deficit head...
22 Mar 202524min
