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(The Center Square) – A $1.5 billion settlement with three native tribes allowing Seattle City Light to continue to use hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River to provide electricity for Seattle customers could be costly to ratepayers. Planned rate hikes disclosed last week in the agreement between the tribes and the city of Seattle-owned utility were calculated at 0.5% rate per year from 2027 to 2032. But in an interview, Chris Townsend, director of natural
(The Center Square) – More than two weeks after a tort claim was filed against the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) claiming the agency knowingly allowed a major security flaw in its data system and potentially exposed the personal information of Washingtonians, the agency has not yet formally responded. Joel Ard, an attorney with Ard Law Group, who is representing William Black, said in his claim that the DOL knowingly allowed the major security flaw
(The Center Square) – Moses Lake School District violated state law in 2024 when it placed two levies on the ballot without proper approval, an audit into its financial problems found. Voters ultimately rejected both levies in February and April 2024, prompting district officials to identify accounting errors that contributed to a roughly $20 million shortfall. The situation cost more than 250 people their jobs, keeping MLSD afloat financially until voters passed a replacement levy
(The Center Square) – Instead of implementing an income tax in Washington, the Washington Center for Housing Studies (WCHS) recommends unleashing Washington’s housing productivity to raise revenue and at the same time address the housing shortage. As reported by The Center Square, SB 6346 will impose a 9.9% tax on income above one million dollars a year or on combined household income above that threshold. “We were just thinking if we built more houses, would
