Washington DCYF secretary resignation calls mount over Green Hill safety lapses
(The Center Square) – Calls are growing louder for the resignation of Ross Hunter, the director of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families who was appointed to the position by Gov. Jay Inslee. Pressure
Seattle, Tacoma have nation’s highest combined sales tax among major cities
(The Center Square) – Seattle and Tacoma took the top two spots in the Tax Foundation’s latest publication on the highest combined state and local sales tax rates among major U.S. cities. Earlier this week, the Washington,
Spokane City Council identifies priorities ahead of rolling out proposed budget
(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council laid out its strategic budget priorities on Thursday for the next two years as it attempts to make its way out of a mounting structural deficit. Next year marks
Ferguson campaign refutes claims he pulled out of October debate
(The Center Square) – Despite organizers saying as much, a communications spokesperson with Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s campaign for governor said media reports that he pulled out of a planned debate with Republican candidate Dave Reichert are
DOJ files antitrust lawsuit against rental property pricing software company RealPage
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice and eight U.S. states filed suit Friday against RealPage Inc. for an alleged anti-competitive practices that hurt renters. The Justice Department sued RealPage in North Carolina alleging the
Spokane mayor proposes $1.2M for women's congregate shelter amid effort to close TRAC
(The Center Square) – As Spokane’s Hope House funding dries up, Mayor Lisa Brown proposed pulling savings from the Trent Resource and Assistance Center on Thursday to bail out its homeless shelter geared for women. Hope House
Gaza agitators clash with police, march on Chicago DNC to protest Kamala Harris, call for global ‘intifada’
James O’Keefe goes undercover at DNC, confronts ActBlue reps over donations scandal
Guatemalan man indicted on smuggling charges in deaths of 53 migrants left to die in trailer in Texas
On Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department announced in San Antonio that a Guatemalan man has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants, who were found dead in
FDA approves new Covid vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved and granted emergency use authorization for updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for the upcoming fall and winter season. The shots should be available within days; as