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(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council unanimously approved new procedural rules for 2026 on Monday, making changes to public testimony and how the officials fill vacancies with new members. The rules go into effect this July, when the council begins holding legislative meetings on Wednesdays, ending a century-old tradition of meeting on Monday nights. The most significant changes adopted this week provide more structure around public input while also reducing the time for
(The Center Square) – Seattle City Light has proposed an agreement to continue to use hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River to power the city’s electricity for up to the next 50 years. But the full details of the agreement, disclosed on Monday, indicate it will cost the city-owned electrical utility – and its customers, in the form of a 0.5% rate increase per year from 2027 to 2032, according to the utility. Seattle City
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Legislature passed a bill that expands the scope of the statewide Office of Independent Investigation, which recently began its initial work on police deadly use of force incidents. Created by the Legislature in 2021, OII operates out of the Governor’s Office and originally was intended to specifically and only investigate deadly police use of force incidents. It currently operates out of several regions including Southwest Washington beginning in
(The Center Square) – Washington state lawmakers pulled an all-nighter on the House floor in debating a controversial income tax bill Monday evening into Tuesday morning. Legislators returned shortly after 7 a.m. after being at ease for a short time on Tuesday to continue debate on dozens of Republican amendments to Senate Bill 6346, a 9.9% tax on adjusted gross income exceeding $1 million. Republican members are hoping to blunt, to the extent they can,
