WATCH: ‘Ludicrous’: Former AG McKenna slams claim that income isn’t property
(The Center Square) - Washington State Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh, who also serves in the state House of Representatives, says majority party Democrats... Read More.
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From Mexico to the northern border, federal agents nab forced labor, visa fraud
(The Center Square) - Federal agents continue to pursue visa fraud and forced labor crimes across the U.S. perpetrated by Americans and noncitizens who... Read More.
New budget office director: Seattle may have to cut city services next year
(The Center Square) - Seattle's new City Budget Office Director Aly Pennucci said on Tuesday that "all options are on the table" as she... Read More.
WATCH: WA income tax proposal sparks more heated debate in Olympia
(The Center Square) - Members of the House Finance Committee on Tuesday held another contentious and lengthy public hearing on a proposed... Read More.
WA committee narrows bill’s expansion of AGO investigative powers
(The Center Square) - A Washington state bill that would expand the investigative powers of the State Attorney General's Office cleared the Senate Law... Read More.
Six individuals indicted after allegedly transporting 500+ workers across border
(The Center Square) - Federal prosecutors announced charges against six individuals on Monday after they allegedly transported hundreds of farmworkers to Washington state under... Read More.
Op-Ed: Olympia’s housing debate has the wrong villain
Elected officials have struggled to come to terms with the causes of Washington's housing crisis. No matter how many promises are made in Olympia,... Read More.
Spokane spends $100K in police funding on emergency aid for ‘undocumented’ immigrants
(The Center Square) - The Spokane City Council awarded $100,000 in police funding to a nonprofit on Monday to provide emergency aid for non-English... Read More.
WA committee clears bill allowing foreigners to become cops, deputy prosecutors
(The Center Square) - The House Committee on Community Safety voted to advance a bill that would allow foreign nationals to become law enforcement... Read More.
Critics says WA bill to dissolve, reinstate pension plan would ‘set a precedent’
(The Center Square) A pension advocacy group is threatening a lawsuit if the state Legislature passes a bill to take money from a pension... Read More.
