Dueling Seattle social housing measures up for voter approval in February
(The Center Square) – Seattle voters are set to decide on dueling social housing measures in the upcoming February special election. House Our Neighbors, a community campaign, successfully gained enough signatures to place Initiative 137 on the
Ferguson, Reichert go at it in second gubernatorial debate
(The Center Square) – Washington state gubernatorial candidates Dave Reichert and Bob Ferguson faced off on Wednesday evening in what is scheduled to be their second, and last, debate of the 2024 campaign. Both men threw sharp
Brown protests federal plan to transport liquid radioactive waste through Spokane
(The Center Square) – A plan to ship 2,000 gallons of radioactive waste from Washington state to Texas and Utah might result in it rolling through Spokane. If successful, Mayor Lisa Brown said millions could follow. Brown
Cuts to staff and programs loom despite Seattle Public Schools’ consolidation plan
(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is set to either close 17 or 21 elementary and K-8 schools to address a nearly $100 million budget deficit, but $64 million in cuts will still be need to
WA's 'environmental justice' needs complicating linkage to CA-Quebec carbon market
(The Center Square) – The Climate Commitment Act’s focus on environmental justice may be complicating efforts to link Washington state’s carbon market with the California-Quebec carbon market, a move supporters say will ensure the durability of the
Washington State University joins trend to stay neutral politically, socially
(The Center Square) –Washington State University says it will not take sides in political or social issues in accordance with its new “Institutional Neutrality” policy. “The university will maintain a practice of neutrality and will not take