Spokane Mayor stumps for proposed $40 million annual tax in State of the City
(The Center Square) – For the first time since taking office in January, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown stood before constituents to deliver her inaugural State of the City Address. Her message centered around the importance of approving
Washington lawmaker tours Cowlitz County landfill methane gas capture project
(The Center Square) – It turns out Republicans in Washington state are open to some policy approaches in dealing with climate change. This legislative session saw Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, help secure $4.9 million in the supplemental
Newspapers nationwide sue OpenAI for illegally scraping content to train AI
(The Center Square) – Eight newspapers across the United States filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for using their copyrighted content without payment to train the highly profitable generative artificial intelligence systems. In their suit, the
Tentative Seattle police contract increases wages for first time in 3 years
(The Center Square) – A tentative agreement between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild has been submitted to the city council with retroactive wage increases that make Seattle police officers among the most
Spokane ordinance requires 4-to-6 month notice before increasing rent
(The Center Square) – Spokane followed in the footsteps of other Washington cities Monday night when its city council approved an ordinance requiring landlords to give tenants at least 120 days’ notice before increasing rent. The vote
Seattle Police chief named in sexual harassment suit from 4 female officers
(The Center Square) – Four female police officers have filed a $5 million tort claim against the Seattle Police Department, alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. Officers Kame Spencer, Judinna Gulpan, Valerie Carson
Spokane advances public safety levy to fall ballot, pushes parks levy to February
(The Center Square) – In what seems like a race for the levies, Spokane City Council voted to postpone the proposed $225 million parks levy until February, opting instead to advance the public safety levy to the