(The Center Square ) – Two companies that manufacture the abortion pill drug mifepristone were on Monday granted an administrative stay on lower-court rulings that sought to heavily restrict access to the abortion pill. While abortion proponents are applauding the decision, abortion opponents are confident they will prevail against the abortion pill. The stay is a temporary measure, with one order in effect until May 11, 2026, to allow time for the court to further
(The Center Square) – An appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court to allow a referendum effort on the new income tax law to proceed was denied on Monday. The political group Let’s Go Washington initially filed a referendum request with the Secretary of State’s office, looking for the green light to begin gathering voter signatures to place a referendum on the ballot for voters to decide the fate of the state’s so-called “millionaire’s tax.”
(The Center Square) – Washington drivers are facing a brutal spring at the pump as gasoline prices in the state shatter all-time records, driven by a combination of the state’s carbon policy and gas taxes, along with regional refinery constraints and a volatile global oil market. As of Monday, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Washington is above $5.67, surpassing the previous statewide record of $5.56 set in 2022. In major
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case over whether the government can discipline doctors for what they say publicly. The case, Stockton v. Brown, challenged the Washington Medical Commission and the Washington Attorney General over its COVID-19 information policies. Two doctors who filed the lawsuit were disciplined by the Washington state government for “unprofessional conduct” after they said vaccines were unsafe, COVID-19 tests are inaccurate and alternative treatments, like
