West Coast & Pacific

Bellingham approves increase to rental registration fees to expand city program

(The Center Square) – The Bellingham City Council unanimously approved increases to rental property registration and late fees despite the Rental Registration and Safety...

WSDOT’s draft highway plan: more money needed to maintain what we’ve got

(The Center Square) – Shifting from the construction of new and bigger highways and instead focusing on preservation of existing roadways, plus safety and...

Wyden praises additional rural broadband funding despite past failings

(The Center Square) - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, praised a recent announcement by the National Telecommunications Information Administration that aims to improve rural...

Largest cities in US request $5 billion for ‘overwhelming’ migrant inflow

(The Center Square) – The mayors of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Denver – all either known as or explicitly declaring...

WA Legislature expected to reconsider campaign finance voucher program in 2024

(The Center Square) – Campaign finance reform modeled on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program may be headed back to the Washington State Legislature in 2024....

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