Downtown Seattle ‘Ambassadors’ Renewal Would Cost $18 Million in Property Taxes
The Metropolitan Improvement District is set to sunset on June 30, but Seattle City Councilmember Sarah Nelson is proposing a 10-year renewal that would collect nearly $3 million more from downtown pr...
15 Apr 20234min
Washington Bill Allowing Government to ‘Hide Your Kid From You’ Clears House
The Washington House has passed a bill allowing shelters to keep runaway juveniles from their parents to get an abortion and/or gender surgeries that include removing a girl's breasts or uterus. Altho...
14 Apr 20239min
Gone in 60 Seconds: Division Over ‘Theft’ in Catalytic Converter Theft Bill
A Washington Senate bill aims to crack down on rampant catalytic converter thefts that have put the state worst in the nation. However, Senate Bill 5740 sponsored by Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, has ...
8 Apr 20235min
Twenty-Six Seattle City Employees Made Over $200,000 in Overtime Last Year
There were 26 Seattle City employees that made over $200,000 in overtime pay in 2022. Out of the 26 employees, there were 17 Seattle City Light employees who made over $200,000 in overtime pay. That i...
7 Apr 20233min
Bill That Would Levy ‘Excess Compensation Tax’ on Hospitals Introduced in Washington Senate
Two Washington State Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would fund access to health care by imposing an income tax on the annual pay of certain highly compensated hospital empl...
6 Apr 20234min
Bill Making Drug Possession a Misdemeanor Passes Out of House Executive Session
A Washington State House of Representatives committee gave a do-pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote during executive session to an amended version of legislation that would reclassify possession of a co...
2 Apr 20234min
‘Death of Our Justice System’: Critics Object to WA Bill on Clemency and Pardons
Washington is among 14 states that doesn’t have a parole system for releasing convicted felons prior to the end of their sentence. Under House Bill 1189 sponsored by Rep. David Hackney, D-Tukwila, tha...
1 Apr 20234min
Seattle Police Lose Officers Despite New $5 Million Recruitment, Retention Plan
The Seattle Police Department is seeing small improvements in its recruitment compared to last year, but there is still a net loss of officers so far in 2023. From the beginning of 2023 through March ...
31 Mar 20234min
