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WATCH: Federal judge to rule on whether journalists will receive emergency credentials

(The Center Square) – A federal judge in Tacoma is expected to issue a ruling no later than early Tuesday (March 10) in a closely watched case over press credentials for covering the Washington State Legislature. The case was removed from Thurston County Superior Court to federal court on March 2. The Citizen Action Defense Fund is backing plaintiffs Brandi Kruse, Jonathan Choe and Ari Hoffman, who were denied press credentials in what the suit

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Seattle may have to ‘delay or defer’ transportation projects to pay for anti-ICE signs

(The Center Square) – The city of Seattle may need to “delay or defer” transportation projects or programs because of the expense of installing hundreds of signs warning that city property cannot be used by federal authorities for immigration enforcement actions. A fiscal note provided for Tuesday’s (March 10) Public Safety Committee meeting states, “To the extent that appropriations made in the 2026 Adopted Budget support other activities, and for which SDOT cannot find efficiencies

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Spokane eyes $50K for PFAS water pitchers, filters amid state-mandated cleanup

(The Center Square) – Spokane might buy hundreds of PFAS-filtering water pitchers as the city, county and their jointly-owned airport face a state mandate to provide clean drinking water to the West Plains. The Spokane International Airport had used firefighting foams containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, for years before discovering them in groundwater in 2017. Experts often refer to PFAS as “forever chemicals” because they take so long to break down and are

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Ferguson appoints Theo Angelis to Washington Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – Theo Angelis, a partner at the Seattle law firm K&L Gates, has been appointed as the next Washington Supreme Court justice by Gov. Bob Ferguson. Angelis will fill the seat being vacated by Justice Barbara Madsen, who retires on April 3. “Theo is, in short, a very talented, accomplished lawyer who is also, just as importantly, humble, kind and generous,” the governor said Monday morning from the Temple of Justice in

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