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(The Center Square) – Spokane Valley officials are hoping to avoid new state parking mandates aimed at reducing housing development costs by lowering the amount of parking required for these projects. The city council will consider a comprehensive plan update this year that estimates more than 16,000 new housing units in the Valley by 2046. The officials are worried the new parking mandates will lead to spillover in other neighborhoods, creating safety concerns, unless the
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the state Legislature’s claim that it has “legislative privilege” exempting its internal records from public disclosure. The decision upholds a 2023 Thurston County Superior Court ruling against open records advocate Jamie Nixon and the Washington Coalition for Open Government. The lawsuit was filed after Nixon requested records submitted multiple records requests to the House and Senate and either received redactions
This legislative session has been difficult. I have submitted written testimony, signed in support or opposition to numerous bills, and tried in every way available to make my voice heard. Yet, as we are near the end of the session, I cannot escape the feeling that the majority party in our state Legislature has disregarded the voices of many of its constituents. When nearly 100,000 people signed in against a bill only to be told
(The Center Square) – Port of Seattle Commission President Ryan Calkins said that he is concerned that a massive spike in the cost of maritime fuel could reduce freight shipments beyond declines that have occurred due the Trump administration’s tariffs. “Marine gas is sold by the ton, and it’s gone from approximately $700 per ton to $1,200 per ton between Friday and Tuesday,” he said, due to Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-led, joint military campaign
