Pension advocates protest WA bill targeting LEOFF 1 plan funds
(The Center Square) - A Washington state bill that would dissolve a pension plan created in the 1960s and closed to new... Read More.
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WATCH: Fearing wealth flight, WA lawmakers propose estate tax rollback; critics resist
(The Center Square) - Democratic lawmakers in Washington state are moving closer to repealing a 2025 law that raised the state's top estate tax... Read More.
Plenty opposed to Washington environmental crimes bill
A parade of union officials, industry association leaders and representatives of landowners and fisheries appeared at a Washington state legislative hearing to oppose a... Read More.
WATCH: WA Majority Leader apologizes for being intoxicated during budget hearing
(The Center Square) - House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle, admits he was intoxicated during a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Wednesday evening.
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WA House, Senate advance capital budget proposals leaving little bond capacity
(The Center Square) - Committees in the state House and Senate advanced their respective chambers' supplemental capital budget proposals on Thursday, setting them up... Read More.
WATCH: Stalled tort reform bill would have further harmed victims, lawyer group says
(The Center Square) - Washington state has seen a massive increase in tort claim payouts, exceeding half a billion dollars in the 2024-25 fiscal... Read More.
Spokane Valley eyes business fee hike to fund oversight of public safety contracts
(The Center Square) - Spokane Valley officials are considering raising business license fees this year for the first time since 2020 as public safety... Read More.
WA farm groups send letter to state leaders over dramatic drop in ag profitability
(The Center Square) - Several farming groups, including Whatcom County-based Save Family Farming, have sent a letter to Washington state leaders regarding recent data... Read More.
Top WA chambers, business associations respond to proposed $2B spending increase
(The Center Square) - Some of the most prominent chambers of commerce and business associations in Washington state are advising caution around proposals to... Read More.
WA bill giving AGO ‘enormous amount of power’ clears House committee
(The Center Square) - The Washington House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee has voted to advance a bill that would give the State Attorney... Read More.
