Law banning child marriages in Washington state now in effect
(The Center Square) – Washington is now the 11th state in the country to ban child marriages via a new law that went into effect on June 6 that makes it illegal for anyone under 18 to
I-5 bridge could face more than a year in delays
(The Center Square) – In 2020, officials with the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to build a new I-5 Bridge across the Columbia River between Vancouver, Wash. and Portland, Ore. anticipated construction would begin in 2025. However, they
Washington Attorney General launches 24/7 confidential youth reporting system
(The Center Square) – The Washington Attorney General’s Office has launched a 24/7 confidential youth reporting system in which young state residents under 25 years old can reach out to regarding a variety of issues, including mental
Spokane allocates remaining COVID-19 relief funding ahead of cutoff
(The Center Square) – Spokane’s City Council ended months of debate on Monday over how to spend the city’s remaining $5 million in COVID-19 relief funds, propping up multiple programs and projects. Spokane received $81 million in
Pelosi claims Trump ‘trying to do revisionist history’ after clip of her taking responsibility for J6 security failures surfaces
Spokane County homelessness down 15% compared to 2023, up 15% compared to 2022
(The Center Square) – Spokane County released its 2024 Point-in-Time Count on Monday, noting the first decrease since 2016, a 15% drop in overall homelessness from last year. The count is part of the annual process undertaken
License plate reader expansion in Seattle up for final vote amid privacy concerns
(The Center Square) – A bill to expand the Seattle Police Department’s use of license plate reading technology is moving on to a full city council vote despite privacy concerns among city councilmembers. Council Bill 120778 would
Inslee affirms Washington abortion protections amid looming Supreme Court rulings
(The Center Square) – Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday issued a directive requiring the Washington State Department of Health to affirm that hospitals in the state have a legal requirement to provide emergency abortion services. The clarification
Google Removed PragerU App from Play Store for Violating ‘Hate Speech Policy’
PragerU chief marketing officer Craig Strazzeri joins KVI’s Ari Hoffman to discuss the PragerU app being removed from Google’s Play Store for “Violation of Hate Speech,” Listen to the audio here: The tech giant notified the
“If the homeless problem is getting better, how come it isn’t getting better?”
Caitlyn McKenney, Program Coordinator, Center on Wealth & Poverty joins KVI’s Ari Hoffman to talk about the numbers that have come out recently showing the homeless problem in Seattle getting worse than ever. Listen to the audio