Bill would improve WA’s domestic violence Hope Card Program by making them free
(The Center Square) – A Washington state lawmaker is backing a bill to tweak a program he helped establish that offers wallet-sized cards with information about a protection order. The Hope Card Program, enacted in 2023 via
Title IX, trans athletes, and $31M: WA school board files civil rights complaint
(The Center Square) – As several states go to war with President Donald Trump, filing lawsuits against his directives — some prohibiting transgender athletes from competing against cisgender girls — one rural school district in the Pacific
Seattle Mayor’s Office defends efforts against gun violence amid audit findings
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office is defending its work to address gun violence amid an audit report that found the city lacks a framework to solve the problem. On Tuesday, the Seattle Office
WATCH: Dems proposal to close schools for developmentally disabled draws GOP ire
(The Center Square) – As the debate heats up in Olympia over competing budget proposals, one of the cost-cutting ideas offered by majority party Democrats in the state Legislature is getting some Republican pushback. Democrats propose shutting
Report: Washington one of four states where the opioid crisis is worsening
(The Center Square) – Washington is one of four states that reported year-over-year increases in opioid-related death rates, according to an analysis of federal data by Addiction-Rep, a Sarasota, Fla.-based business broker that buys and sells addiction
Dow Constantine officially hired as new Sound Transit CEO
(The Center Square) – The Sound Transit Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to hire King County Executive Dow Constantine as the agency’s new CEO. Constantine will start his new job on April 1. Sound Transit is
DOGE engineers clarify their work as Democrats cry foul about efficiency efforts
DOGE–the Department of Government Efficiency–instituted by President Donald Trump and lead by Tesla founder Elon Musk, has become a lightning rod for American politics with its focus on cutting waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer money. DOGE
Op-Ed: Milton Friedman was right
“It’s just obvious you can’t have free immigration and a welfare state.” — Milton Friedman Decades ago, the late Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman stated bluntly that open borders and a welfare state are mutually exclusive. You