FAA funding problems hit airports in California, elsewhere
(The Center Square) – As Christine Finch helped her father, Graham Finch, gather his luggage at the San Francisco International Airport, she was worried about how flight delays caused by the federal shutdown would affect their travel
‘Economic suicide’: Spokane biz leaders speak out against proposed 12% parking tax
(The Center Square) – Downtown business leaders are voicing concerns after the Spokane City Council eyed a new 12% parking tax on Monday, with little notice, and a vote already slated for later this month. Emilie Cameron,
WATCH: Public records advocate still pushing WA agencies on deleted message policy
(The Center Square) – Gov. Bob Ferguson has still not announced a final decision on his directive concerning the auto-deletion of government agency internal communications, despite his self-imposed six-month deadline having passed in August. As previously reported
Lansing’s Ben Shuldiner to become Seattle Public Schools’ next superintendent
(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is set to hire Ben Shuldiner, current superintendent of the Lansing School District in Michigan, as the next leader of Washington state’s largest school district. On Wednesday, the Seattle School
WATCH: WA Supreme Court ends Eyman’s bid for referendum on parents’ bill of rights rewrite
(The Center Square) – Anti-tax activist Tim Eyman on Thursday lost his bid at the Washington Supreme Court to force Secretary of State Steve Hobbs to process his proposed referendum on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1296. Passed
Unequal Enforcement: Seattle’s Street-Vendor Crackdown Exposes a Double Standard
Two weeks ago, Mike and I went to Monday Night Football to watch the Seattle Seahawks. It was one of those great fall nights: a full stadium, pretzels, sodas, and the city still buzzing from the Mariners’
Allegations against Community Reinvestment Program raises questions on oversight
(The Center Square) – A recent whistleblower’s allegations about the Department of Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Program has raised questions not only about the level of scrutiny over such programs, but how state agencies investigate accusations when they’re
BREAKING: Judge demands Trump admin fully fund November SNAP benefits
WA GOP Chair Jim Walsh to Ari Hoffman: “We’re Fighting Socialists, Not Democrats – And the Cracks Are Showing”
In a fiery post-election debrief on The Ari Hoffman Show, Washington State GOP Chairman and Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) joined host Ari Hoffman to dissect the Democrats’ iron grip on the state – and why it’s doomed