WATCH: Did anti-fraud crackdown kill WA childcare licensing reform?
(The Center Square) – Legislation to update how Washington state handles childcare licensing and to provide fraud protections and accountability within the Department of Children, Youth & Families is apparently dead this session. House Bill 2253, sponsored
Impact of WA property tax reform bill debated at House Finance Committee
(The Center Square) – Proponents and opponents of a property tax reform bill had their say Friday morning at a public hearing before the Washington State House Finance Committee. Senate Bill 6162, which passed the Senate earlier
WATCH: House Finance Committee strips corporate tax break from income tax bill
(The Center Square) – A proposed Washington state income tax cleared another legislative hurdle on Friday, passing out of the House Finance Committee on a 9-6 vote, with an amendment stripping out a corporate tax break in
HD Fowler chairman resigns after testifying in favor of WA income tax bill
(The Center Square) – The president and chairman of HD Fowler has announced he will resign after testifying in favor of a proposed income tax currently moving through the Washington State Legislature. Senate Bill 6346 would enact
Fitzgibbon apologizes for being drunk at hearing: “This is a stressful place where a lot of people do turn to alcohol”
“I have seen lawmakers, um, under the influence of alcohol before. And, um, you know, I’m not in a position to cast stones here, um, but, you know, this is a stressful place where a lot of
1 year later but no cops hired under Gov Bob Ferguson’s $100M grant program
Governor Bob Ferguson claimed that Washington’s new $100 million police-hiring grant program was going to rebuild law-enforcement agencies in the state, which has the dubious honor of having the fewest police officers per capita in the US.
WA passes legislation requiring no-cost insurance for state-recommended vaccines
(The Center Square) – No-cost insurance coverage for vaccines in Washington state will soon hinge on a recommendation from the Department of Health rather than federal guidance under a bill passed by the Legislature on Thursday, as
Pension advocates protest WA bill targeting LEOFF 1 plan funds
(The Center Square) – A Washington state bill that would dissolve a pension plan created in the 1960s and closed to new members in 1977 took a barrage of criticism during a Feb. 26 public hearing in