WATCH: Controversial bill to give state board power to remove sheriffs advancing
(The Center Square) - Legislation that would give a state board the power to remove an elected sheriff cleared out of the Senate Ways... Read More.
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Spokane eyes $100K from police budget to subsidize ‘undocumented’ immigrants
(The Center Square) - The Spokane City Council may allocate $100,000 to a "community justice fund" that would provide taxpayer-subsidized "emergency aid" to undocumented... Read More.
WA income tax bill advancing in Legislature
(The Center Square) - The income tax bill introduced by majority Democrats last week took another step toward becoming law today in the Washington... Read More.
Public has its say at Senate hearing on controversial income tax legislation
(The Center Square) - Hundreds of people lined up Friday afternoon outside a public hearing in the Senate Ways & Means Committee at the... Read More.
WA Dems propose 3-cent sugar tax per fluid ounce of certain sweetened beverages
(The Center Square) - House Democrats proposed a sugar tax on Thursday that would impose another 3-cent charge per fluid ounce of applicable beverages,... Read More.
WA public records bill scraps task force, focuses only on school records
(The Center Square) - A Washington bill concerning public records requests advanced out of committee, but not before lawmakers amended it to remove... Read More.
WA Dems file proposal requiring schools to provide excused absences for protesting
(The Center Square) - Two House Democrats proposed a bill on Thursday to provide excused absences upon advanced request for Washington state public school... Read More.
Media outlets push for WA bill funding state-sponsored journalism
(The Center Square) - A Washington state bill filed last year and reintroduced this session would levy a tax on certain social media platforms... Read More.
Controversial WA income tax bill to get first public hearing Friday afternoon
(The Center Square) - More than 52,000 Washingtonians had signed in "con'' as of 8 a.m. Friday morning, ahead of a 1:30 p.m. Senate... Read More.
Op-Ed: Taxing the future of Washington state
I am confident I speak for a majority of business owners in our state that we care deeply about our employees, the well-being of... Read More.
