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Spokane Library District Builds $15 Million Library With No New Taxes

Washington Voters Can Soon Register Online With Partial Social Security Number

Spokane, Washington $50 Million Short of Legal Obligation in General Fund

King County’s Homelessness Authority CEO Steps Down After Two Years

Woodward Touts Blake Fix Victories, Council May Need to Fix Blake Fix

Washington Gun Ban Lawsuit Moved to Thurston County

Yakima Police Propose 10% Budget Reductions to Balance City General Fund

Drug Possession Controversy in Washington Comes Full Circle in Spokane

Washington Attorney General’s Office Accused of Playing Favorites in $15 Million Contract

King County Officials Tout Newly-Approved Crisis Care Center Levy

What Spokane’s Drug Possession Laws Could Look Like Without State Blake Fix

Washington Elections Bill ‘Generates More Distrust in the System’

Spokane Regional Homeless Population up 36% From 2022 Numbers

South King County Cities Seek Unified Drug Enforcement Amidst Failed ‘Blake Fix’

Lawsuit Filed Against Washington’s Semi-Automatic Rifle Ban

McMorris Rodgers Pushes for Federal Data Privacy Reform

Seattle City Council Passes Originally Proposed $10 Late-Fee Cap on Rent

Crime and Punishment: Prosecutions After the 2020 Bellevue Riot

Downtown Seattle ‘Ambassadors’ Renewal Would Cost $18 Million in Property Taxes

Washington Bill Allowing Government to ‘Hide Your Kid From You’ Clears House

Gone in 60 Seconds: Division Over ‘Theft’ in Catalytic Converter Theft Bill

Twenty-Six Seattle City Employees Made Over $200,000 in Overtime Last Year

Bill That Would Levy ‘Excess Compensation Tax’ on Hospitals Introduced in Washington Senate

Bill Making Drug Possession a Misdemeanor Passes Out of House Executive Session

‘Death of Our Justice System’: Critics Object to WA Bill on Clemency and Pardons

Seattle Police Lose Officers Despite New $5 Million Recruitment, Retention Plan

‘Industrious Monsters’: Washington Bill Targets Fentanyl Pill Production

Proposed Tree Canopy Bills Could Hinder Tree Cutting Services in Seattle

Washington Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Capital Gains Tax

Seattle City Prosecutor Salary Increase Ordinance Passed by City Council

‘Very Unbalanced’: Crime Victim Supporters Rally at Capitol Building in Olympia

Bill Would Ban Sale of 90% Of Firearms in Washington, Gun Group Warns

Washington House Passes Semi-automatic ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

Constantine: King County’s 1% Property Tax Cap May Cut ‘Essential’ Services

Road Ahead Unclear for Police Pursuit Reform in Washington Legislature

Emergency Powers Reform Bills Seemingly Dead in WA Legislature

‘Path to a Hearing’: Sen. Braun More Hopeful on Police Pursuit Reform Legislation

Bill Would Consolidate Deadly Use of Force Prosecutions in Washington AG’s Office

Proposed Wireless Device Tax Does Not Compute, Critics Tell House Finance Committee

Mayor Admits Downtown Seattle May Not Return to Normal, Prioritizing Revitalization

‘Blunt’ Assessment: Pre-Hire Pot Test Ban Has Good Chance of Passing WA House

Washington Rep. Fitzgibbon: Bill to Help Men & Boys Too Focused On ‘Historically Most Advantaged’

Episode 45: An Average of 81 Vehicles Are Stolen per Day Throughout Pierce and King Counties

Episode 44: Study Propping up Washington Police Pursuit Law Called Into Question

Episode 43: Capital Gains Tax Has Its Day in Washington’s Highest Court

Episode 42: Washington House Seats Member Accused of Misrepresenting Service Record on Veterans Committee

Episode 41: Washington State Capital Gains Income Tax Collection Takes Effect Jan. 28

Episode 40: King County Confirms 24% Spike in Overdose Deaths in 2022

Episode 39: Washington Pot Shop Armed Robberies at 10-Year High as SAFE Banking Act Fails

Episode 38: Washington AG to Litigants: Don’t Say ‘Tyrannical’

Episode 37: King County Puts $8M in Unused Jail Bed Savings Toward Community Projects

Episode 36: More Questions Than Answers at Washington Capital Gains Tax Hearing

Episode 35: Dem 2023 Legislative Priorities Include Drugs, Police Pursuit, Energy, & Abortion

Episode 34: Seattle Budget Committee Votes Parking Enforcement Back to Police

Episode 33: Washington Families Dept. Head Unmoved State Couldn’t Audit $271M

Episode 32: Washington Midterm Election Roundup

Episode 31: Washington Democrat’s Father Fact-Checks Son, Paper Pulls Endorsement

Episode 30: WSU Professor Details COVID School Closures Impact on Students, Parents

Episode 29: High Rent and Housing Costs Have Many Seattleites Considering Other States

Episode 28: Governor Inslee Ranked Last in the Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card

Episode 27: Washington Hospitals Lost Almost $2B in Six Months Amidst Staffing Shortages

Episode 26: Seattle Public Schools Expect About $100M Deficits Over Next 4 years

Episode 25: Republicans Balk at Prospect of Governor Inslee Running for a Fourth Term

Episode 24: $271M Failed Audit Not Mentioned at Washington Family Department Oversight Meeting

Episode 23: Inslee says Washington's COVID-19 emergency to end Oct. 31

Episode 22: Teacher strikes in Washington are illegal, but still occurring in King County

Episode 21: McMorris Rodgers calls student loan forgiveness a 'slap in the face' to taxpayers

Episode 20: Inslee declared Washington COVID emergency 900 days ago, and never rescinded it

Episode 19: Families Department fails Washington audit over $271M for child care; may ask Legislature for more

Episode 18: Nonpartisan Julie Anderson may be Republicans’ best hope for Washington secretary of state

Episode 17: Washington Primary Preliminary Results

Episode 16: Washington Primary Preview

Episode 15: Inslee announces plan to get more cops 'on the street A-S-A-P'

Episode 14: Republican leadership, Governor’s Office clash on inflation relief for Washingtonians

Episode 13: Governor’s office rejects fast tax relief for Washingtonians, brings up state income tax

Episode 12: Colville asks county for $125,000 to prepare homeless camp

Episode 11: Inslee declines Biden's request to cut Washington state gas tax

Episode 10: Washington ordered to pay alleged violent criminal $250 a day

Episode 9: New Washington laws on guns, shooter drills, & abortion

Episode 8: Washington proposes upping cougar kill limit, coinciding with attack on girl

Episode 7: Washington Using Drones to Track 'Murder Hornets'

Episode 6: King County Executive says Homeowners should pay more property taxes for conservation

Episode 5: Spokane council approves controversial shelter criteria

Episode 4: Washington taxpayer bill grows to $66,000 for U.N. climate conference trip

Episode 3: Federal Way moves to prohibit ‘reckless’ use of fentanyl in public spaces

Episode 2: Washington Senate leader grilled over abandoned police pursuit bill

Episode 1: UW professors debate constitutionality of Washington’s capital gains tax