(The Center Square) – The Washington Secretary of State’s Office has turned over unredacted attorney client privileged emails to The Center Square after it appealed the redactions of communication between SOS and the State Attorney General’s Office, though SOS insists it has not waived privilege. The Center Square recently revealed that in the AGO’s draft response to Let’s Go Washington’s lawsuit to overturn a necessity clause in the newly enacted millionaires tax, former state Supreme
(The Center Square – Seattle property owners won’t be the only ones funding a renovation plan for the Seattle Center. Private dollars will also be sought out to match or exceed any public contribution to the aging campus, said the city councilman sponsoring the renovation plan. Ron Saka, chairman of the City Council Transportation, Waterfront & Seattle Center Committee, made the statements on Thursday during the first discussion of renovations of the 74-acre campus, which
(The Center Square) – Longview School District Superintendent Karen Cloninger made an initial court appearance Friday following Thursday’s arrest in connection with an ongoing investigation involving alleged sexual assaults at Mark Morris High School. Two students are accused of sexually assaulting fellow students in the varsity basketball locker room earlier this year. Cloninger is charged with tampering with a witness, failure to report and obstructing a law enforcement investigation. Longview Police said in a Facebook
(The Center Square) – Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families has agreed to a permanent injunction that will bar state officials from forcing foster families to embrace gender ideology for children in their care. Wednesday’s injunction from District Court Judge David Estudillo said that the agency was not allowed to impose restrictions on foster family licenses based on religious beliefs. “DCYF is prohibited from denying foster family home license applicants, or licensed foster parents
