WA House, Senate advance capital budget proposals leaving little bond capacity
(The Center Square) – Committees in the state House and Senate advanced their respective chambers' supplemental capital budget proposals on Thursday, setting them up...
Final act? Huntington Beach asks SCOTUS to take up local voter ID fight
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has characterized a California Supreme Court decision not to take up a lower court’s rejection of Huntington Beach’s voter...
Plenty opposed to Washington environmental crimes bill
A parade of union officials, industry association leaders and representatives of landowners and fisheries appeared at a Washington state legislative hearing to oppose a...
Spokane Valley eyes business fee hike to fund oversight of public safety contracts
(The Center Square) – Spokane Valley officials are considering raising business license fees this year for the first time since 2020 as public safety...
WATCH: Stalled tort reform bill would have further harmed victims, lawyer group says
(The Center Square) – Washington state has seen a massive increase in tort claim payouts, exceeding half a billion dollars in the 2024-25 fiscal...