Downtown Seattle Association head: Taxes causing city’s high vacancy rate
(The Center Square) – The office building vacancy rate in downtown Seattle reached 35.6% in the last three months of 2025, a record high rate that the head of the Downtown Seattle Association said is directly attributable
WA Dems push through $2B spending increase in final hours of legislative session
(The Center Square) – In the final hours of the legislative session, state lawmakers passed budgets on Thursday to fill a multi-billion-dollar hole with new taxes, reserves, one-time transfers and some cuts. Budget leaders on both sides
WATCH: WA business group says income tax could cripple small businesses
(The Center Square) – The 2026 legislative session in Olympia is wrapping up Thursday, and one of the final pieces of legislation to cross the finish line was the Senate Bill 6346. Three Democrats joined all Republicans
Questions persist in debate over media credentials at Capitol
(The Center Square) – In March 2025, the Capitol Correspondents Association officially stopped its decades-long role of advising the Washington State Legislature on media credentialing. However, the CCA, a group of journalists covering state politics, continues to
Op-Ed: Washington state is blowing up its no-income-tax advantage
They really did it. Washington lawmakers are blowing up what was left of the state’s competitive advantage by adopting an unconstitutional income tax. After a marathon all-night debate in the House lasting a record 24 hours, Senate
Chernobyl doctor found not reliable to testify in cancer case
Lawyers hoping to convince juries that diesel exhaust causes a certain type of cancer have lost one of their most prestigious experts – a celebrated researcher who helped coordinate care for Chernobyl victims. Despite Dr. Robert Gale’s
They Don’t Want Us Covering Olympia. That’s Why This Fight Matters.
Before we went on air Tuesday, we got the ruling from a federal court here in Washington denying the temporary restraining order in our fight to get press passes to cover the Washington State Legislature. As this
WA Democrats’ probe demand over UW activist’s death stalls after GOP amendment raises terror ties
A Washington state legislative effort demanding a federal investigation into the death of a University of Washington graduate in the West Bank has collapsed after Republicans forced Democrats to confront an inconvenient question: how did she end
State lawmakers save Spokane taxpayers $15M with glide path to climate mandate
(The Center Square) – The Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that gives Spokane another four years to comply with state climate mandates, saving local taxpayers an estimated $15 million through 2030. Spokane’s Waste-to-Energy facility would’ve become subject