Campus tensions linger after pro-Palestinian org disrupts UW Board of Regents meeting
(The Center Square) – University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce issued a lengthy blog post on Tuesday in response to last week’s disruptive protest that abruptly ended a Board of Regents meeting. “As we begin another
Spokane City Council stalls fifth measure related to homelessness since mid-July
(The Center Square) – Spokane’s elected officials tabled another homelessness ordinance on Monday, which would have expanded the city’s “Sit & Lie” prohibitions, making it at least the fifth since mid-July. The version currently on the books
GOP chair files lawsuit against consent decree overturning voter residency requirement
(The Center Square) – Washington GOP Chair and State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, has filed a federal lawsuit alongside Franklin County Auditor Matt Beaton against a consent decree agreed to by the Secretary of State’s Office that
Questions raised around legality of Spokane mayor’s plan to save homeless shelter
(The Center Square) – As Spokane pushes to grant a congregate homeless shelter $1.2 million despite the apparent lack of a competitive process, some on the city council are questioning whether that’s legal. Last month, Mayor Lisa
Amazon's return-to-office mandate could boost downtown Seattle's recovery
(The Center Square) – Amazon workers will be required to return to their offices five days a week starting at the beginning of next year, a decision that could boost the downtown Seattle area’s ongoing post-pandemic recovery.
Dissatisfaction all around at WA energy council's approval of Horse Heaven project
(The Center Square) – It seems almost no one is happy with last week’s conclusion following a long fight over a large-scale wind and solar project just outside the Tri-Cities. On Friday, the Energy Facilities Site Evaluation
Seattle City Council proposes alternative to citizen-led social housing ballot measure
(The Center Square) – Seattle City Councilmembers Martiza Rivera, Cathy Moore, Bob Kettle and Tanya Woo have introduced an alternative to Initiative 137 that would fund the development of affordable, social housing through a tax on employers
Ohio woman who fatally stabbed 3-year-old outside supermarket ruled incompetent to stand trial
Suspected gunman in second Trump assassination attempt is charged with firearm offenses
The FBI is investigating what they call an apparant, second “attempted assassination” of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday. On Monday, the suspect, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh,
China releases wrongly detained American pastor David Lin from prison after 18 years
The state department announced that Pastor David Lin, a U.S. citizen wrongfully detained in a Chinese prison for nearly two decades, has been released after 18 years. A spokesperson for the US State Department said in