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Back in 2009, the Washington Policy Center noted that the preferred Columbia River bridge alternative, which included light rail, was estimated to cost $4 billion, with light rail chewing up about $1 billion of that projection. The Oregonian reported the same year that project officials were “searching for ways to make the project affordable.” Apparently, they didn’t find anything, as recent estimates from this year reveal the projected cost has ballooned to $13.6 billion, a
(The Center Square) – Businessman Marc Barros says he has left Washington and is taking his Seattle-based company with him because taxes have become too burdensome. Barros posted on X that it’s not even about the millionaire tax passed by the Washington State legislature last week, which places a 9.9% income tax on household incomes of more than than $1 million. “I’m not even a millionaire affected by this tax. But when you add up
(The Center Square) – A week after a federal judge ruled against three journalists who were denied press credentials to cover the 2026 legislative session in Olympia, questions remain over the groups behind the legal effort to limit media access, including that The Spokesman-Review helped pay an attorney who argued against the journalists getting credentials. Ari Hoffman, host of “The Ari Hoffman Show” on Seattle talk radio station KVI-AM; Brandi Kruse, who hosts the “unDivided”
(The Center Square) – Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday that construction on the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project across the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington will begin in 2028. The megaproject has been in the works for nearly two decades and cost estimates have exploded over time with design now, including light rail across the bridge. “We’re going to build this bridge. That’s gonna happen. There’s just too much at stake for any other
