(The Center Square ) – A Seattle City Council committee on Wednesday approved Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to expand tiny home villages for the city’s homeless population. The plan could almost double the 600 beds in 15 tiny home villages while also creating new villages. The approval by the committee came as legislators put guardrails on Wilson’s plan to build 4,000 new units of housing for the homeless in the next four years. Some tiny
(The Center Square) – A new report finds Washington state ranks near the bottom in the nation when it comes to financial literacy education for high school students. WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia using 11 key metrics, ranging from whether students are required to take a personal-finance course to financial literacy test scores and overall school rankings. “We looked at states that have actual graduation requirements for students to take
(The Center Square) – In a move to protect residents from financial fraud, the Spokane Valley City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to implement a total ban on cryptocurrency kiosks within city limits. The ordinance follows a series of local incidents, including at least 10 documented cases of significant financial loss and one confirmed suicide linked to kiosk-related scams. The ban makes Spokane Valley the second major municipality in Washington to outlaw the machines, following
(The Center Square) – Seattle is already looking for ways to generate more transportation funding, just two years after voters approved a $1.55 billion property tax, the largest transportation levy in city history. The Seattle Department of Transportation published applications online for the Transportation Funding Task Force this week. The initiative is supported by $1.5 million to $2 million in funding from the 2024 transportation levy, which started at a rate of 65 cents per
