(The Center Square) – While the Washington State Legislature passed three initiatives during the recently completed session, three others will go to the voters in November. However, the fate of two of those initiatives could be decided by whether the State Attorney General’s Office concludes they are subject to a new law requiring disclosure of their fiscal impact. In 2022, the Legislature passed House Bill 1876, which requires the AGO to provide “public investment impact
(The Center Square) – The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is responding to last week’s horrific high-speed crash in Renton that killed a woman and three young children, and badly injured two other children still hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. “It’s very frustrating when this keeps happening with unsafe speeds, and frankly, we’re concerned about how many people are exceeding posted speeds in general,” Mark McKechnie, WTSC’s external relations director, told The Center Square.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill into law that prohibits having a weapon at various locations that include zoos, libraries and public transit facilities. However, the prohibitions under Senate Bill 5444 do not apply to those who have a valid concealed carry permit. At the bill’s Wednesday signing, Inslee said that the bill “provides common sense safeguards against gun violence” at public locations where children are often present. Carrying weapons
(The Center Square) – A bill that could eventually ban the use of natural gas in Washington state is expected to be signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday afternoon. It remains to be seen is if any part of the controversial bill will be vetoed by Inslee. “We should be posting the two Thursday bill action notices soon,” Inslee spokesperson Mike Faulk emailed The Center Square on Wednesday. “It’ll be scheduled for