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(The Center Square) – Olympia attorney Corner Edwards is attempting a long-shot bid to recall Washington Governor Bob Ferguson as a “pressure tactic” to have the state’s top executive make appointments to the two vacant seats on the state’s Public Disclosure Commission. The Commission is the state’s election campaign finance watchdog. Edwards says in an April 1 lawsuit in Thurston County that Ferguson is violating his oath of office for failing to fill the two
(The Center Square) – Former Washington State Supreme Court Justice Phil Talmadge, a prominent Democrat, has joined a legal team preparing to challenge the newly-enacted income tax on households making $1 million or more, the Citizens Action Defense Fund has announced. Also retained by CADF’s legal team is former State Attorney General Rob McKenna, who was involved in an unsuccessful lawsuit against the state’s capital gains income tax. Talmadge served as a state senator between
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to build more housing in Seattle can be summed up in three words: “taller, denser, faster.” But city residents are divided on the plan, as evidenced by two hearings on Monday attended by several hundred residents. Wilson announced her approach last week, aiming to accelerate a revamp of the city’s zoning laws to sometime in 2027, rather than 2028. The speakers fell into two camps: those
(The Center Square) – Seattle Councilmember Maritza Rivera is calling for a formal audit of the city’s Human Services Department contracts, but the review won’t be getting immediate attention because the auditor’s office has a backlog. Rivera, in a statement last week, said she was concerned about a King County audit that found lax financial oversight at the County Department of Community and Human Services. The audit, which dates back to August 2025, found that
