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(The Center Square) – Spokane has two weeks to come up with a plan to provide clean drinking water to contaminated sites around the local airport after the state notified the city and county on Tuesday. Last month, the city of Spokane and Spokane County agreed to an order from the state Department of Ecology requiring them to enter a state-mandated PFAS cleanup at the Spokane International Airport. Experts often refer to per- and polyfluoroalkyl
(The Center Square) – A Washington bill advancing through the state Legislature would require plaintiffs under a certain age or after a certain time period to go through arbitration before receiving a jury trial. It’s a move that local government groups say will reduce costs for their members, while child sex abuse advocates argue the bill shields state agencies from accountability to both the victim and the public. “This bill doesn’t delay justice, it raises
One of the most shared photos I’ve ever seen on social media came from inside a Seattle Costco, and it perfectly captures what’s wrong with Olympia’s latest policy obsession. On the shelf: a 35-pack of Coke priced at $10.99. Just below it: a line item labeled “City of Seattle Sweetened Beverage Recovery Fee” — $7.35. The tax alone is nearly as much as the soda itself. That’s not satire. That’s what happens when lawmakers decide
(The Center Square) – The income tax bill introduced by majority Democrats last week took another step toward becoming law today in the Washington legislature. Senate Bill 6346, a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million, passed out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee Monday with some amendments offered by Democrats to make minor changes to how the projected $3.5 to $5 billion annually generated by the tax will be dedicated. Republicans offered several
