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A parade of union officials, industry association leaders and representatives of landowners and fisheries appeared at a Washington state legislative hearing to oppose a bill that would attach criminal penalties to environmental violations. The bill, SB5360, narrowly passed the Washington Senate but has drawn strong opposition from critics who say it will subject workers to criminal penalties for honest mistakes and potentially reduce the willingness of farmers and foresters to engage in environmentally helpful activities.
(The Center Square) – Washington state has seen a massive increase in tort claim payouts, exceeding half a billion dollars in the 2024-25 fiscal year, largely driven by claims against the Department of Children, Youth & Families. It often takes many years for victims who were under state supervision to come forward with claims of abuse and neglect. Juries have awarded multi-million-dollar claims, with taxpayers ultimately on the hook for those payouts. In other cases,
(The Center Square) – Spokane Valley officials are considering raising business license fees this year for the first time since 2020 as public safety costs increase, citing a need to fund a new oversight position. The Spokane Valley City Council held a more than five-hour-long budget workshop on Tuesday to dive into rising public safety costs ahead of its policing contract with the county expiring in 2027. The city’s nine public safety contracts run about
(The Center Square) – The Washington House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee has voted to advance a bill that would give the State Attorney General’s Office expanded power to demand information from private individuals and entities without a judicial warrant. While Democrat committee members such as Vice Chair Darya Farivar, D-Seattle, sought to portray the bill as giving the AGO more legal tools to protect the civil rights of state residents, Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen,
