West Coast & Pacific

Port of Seattle’s 2024 budget tops $1B in revenue as property tax rates increase

(The Center Square) – The Port of Seattle’s newly adopted budget is projected to reach $1 billion in revenue as property tax levies increase...

Federal prosecutors: Industrial levels of fentanyl flowing through Oregon

(The Center Square) - Large amounts of fentanyl are flowing through Oregon, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon recently revealed. ...

Bay Area floats $1 billion ballot measure to fund transit as relief funds dwindle

(The Center Square) – The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which oversees Bay Area public transit, is floating a 2026 ballot measure that would generate $1...

Signatures submitted for Washington initiative to repeal the state’s 2021 Climate Commitment Act and prohibit carbon cap-and-trade programs

On Nov. 21, Let’s Go Washington, a committee sponsoring six citizen-initiated ballot measures, submitted signatures for one of them — Initiative 2117. The initiatives...

Seattle City Council rejects transportation impact fee plan

(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council rejected a council bill that would pave the way for the city to establish transportation impact...

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