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(The Center Square) – House Democrats passed a bill on Thursday that would expand the Washington Voting Rights Act to require the attorney general’s approval before adjusting local election boundaries. The 57-39 vote, which saw one Democrat cross the aisle to join every Republican in opposition, sent House Bill 1710 over to the Senate. The proposal would create a “preclearance” system under WVRA to prevent local governments from diminishing the ability of protected classes to
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education is investigating the Puyallup School District for how it handled an alleged sexual assault of a female wrestler late last year allegedly by a trans gender student. The Rogers High School sophomore reported the alleged assault to school officials and her coach two days after the December incident. The girl’s family contends the administration failed to take meaningful action to protect and investigate her claim of
During AI Week 2025, Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson said he thinks about AI daily. He called it one of the “top five biggest challenges” and said, “There is no better place anywhere in the United States for this innovation than right here in the Northwest.” With Washington’s rich history as a tech hub, we might expect to inherit the innovation in the AI era. But in Forbes’ list of the top 50 AI companies
(The Center Square) – The King County Regional Homelessness Authority, which receives substantial funding from the county and the city of Seattle, recently completed its biennial Point-in-Time Count, a federally mandated survey estimating the number of people experiencing homelessness in the area. While results won’t be released for several months, it seems KCRHA leadership anticipates its 2026 count will show more homeless individuals. William Towey, KCRHA associate deputy of strategy, recently told The Seattle Times
