Lawmakers discuss sobriety checkpoints, highway cameras to combat traffic deaths
(The Center Square) – With record traffic fatalities in Washington state, some lawmakers are reconsidering sobriety checkpoints and automated enforcement cameras in a bid to bring the number of road deaths down in the state. Traffic deaths
Inslee, Whitmer trade barbs, bets prior to Michigan-Washington championship game
(The Center Square) – Which will be hoisted in triumph: Michigan beer or Washington wine? The stakes are high in a wager between governors of both states in advance of Monday’s clash between the University of Michigan
Washington state could spend up to $120,000 per vehicle on EV truck subsidies
(The Center Square) – Washington taxpayers could pay as much as $120,000 per vehicle on electric heavy duty truck subsidies as part of a planned state voucher program intended to transition the transportation sector away from fossil
WA Supreme Court rules WSU not liable in off-campus rape
(The Center Square) – In a divided ruling Thursday, the Washington Supreme Court determined that Washington State University did not share culpability in an off-campus rape involving two students in August 2017. The incident involved a freshman
Report: King County's overall carbon emissions increase despite recent initiatives
(The Center Square) – A recent report on King County’s progress regarding its 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan reveals some success in lowering carbon emissions per person, but overall emissions have increased. The biggest takeaways from the
Ballooning costs threaten transportation projects in Washington state
(The Center Square) – Some of the biggest transportation projects in Washington state will likely end up costing far more – as in billions of dollars more – than lawmakers anticipated in previous budgets. During a Thursday
State auditor dismisses ethics complaint against AG over chicken, tuna checks
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Auditor’s Office has dismissed an ethics complaint filed against the state Attorney General’s Office alleging it sent out checks to hundreds of thousands of state residents from price-fixing lawsuit settlements
Vancouver seeks to spend $300K on traffic calming projects
(The Center Square) – Vancouver, Washington, is looking to distribute approximately $300,000 in grants to projects that slow down local traffic. The city is utilizing funds from its Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program, which receives revenue through a
Suspect in rape of Brooklyn woman at knife point released due to ‘procedural loophole’
Izzeddin allegedly raped the victim while Alwi held the two other workers at bay with a knife and ordered them to remain silent.
Transgender woman disqualified from House race in Ohio for not using former name
A transgender woman said she was disqualified from running for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives because she did not disclose her former name, or ‘deadname’ (the name a trans person was given at birth