BREAKING: US may deploy thousands more troops to Middle East for next phase of Operation Epic Fury: report
DOJ seeks to denaturalize Nigerian man who stole MILLIONS in tax fraud scheme
BREAKING: Joe Kent under FBI investigation for leaking classified information: report
WATCH:Legal challenges certain as WA Gov. Ferguson prepares to sign new income tax
(The Center Square) – A bill to institute a state income tax (SB 6346) has been on Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk for five days, and he’s expected to sign it but opponents are gearing up for legal
Light Rail expansion divides Sound Transit Board
(The Center Square) – Facing a $35 billion budget deficit, the 18 members of the Sound Transit Board of Directors made their case Wednesday for which segments of the unfinished light rail system should go forward and
Spokane Valley taxpayers face higher costs if city doesn’t renew policing contract
(The Center Square) – Sheriff John Nowels warned Tuesday that if Spokane Valley stops relying on his deputies for its policing services, taxpayers will face higher costs to recreate the same level of service. The city’s policing
Tech Investor Sounds Alarm: Capital Flight from Washington Is Already Happening
Washington’s tech sector is no longer merely bracing for the effects of a harsher tax climate—it is already living with them, according to Aviel Ginsberg, general partner at Founders Co-op. In an interview on The Ari Hoffman
Missing 16-year-old Ohio teen rescued by FBI at Florida hotel, alleged kidnapper arrested after month-long manhunt
Op-Ed: Governor’s “Millionaires Tax” is historic for all the wrong reasons
When the Washington Legislature passed the state’s new “Millionaires Tax,” Gov. Bob Ferguson called it historic. “It’s not too often in this line of work that you have a vote that’s truly historic, and by any definition,
Op-Ed: The ballooning cost of the I-5 bridge is unjustified
Back in 2009, the Washington Policy Center noted that the preferred Columbia River bridge alternative, which included light rail, was estimated to cost $4 billion, with light rail chewing up about $1 billion of that projection. The