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Back to SearchSeattle Mayor-elect Wilson’s staff working to align with ethics laws
Episode 422
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson’s senior staff includes figures from nonprofits and advocacy groups who have played influential roles in shaping city policy, meaning she and he…
Published on 6 hours ago
Weekend Edition | As federal probe widens, Gov. Walz tells Seattle crowd he'll welcome more Somalis
Episode 420
(The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a massive welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest at Gov. Bob Ferguson’s fun…
Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago
‘Political conflict’ alleged over WA AGO’s involvement in initiative legal battle
Episode 421
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Attorney General’s Office billed more than 11,000 hours of attorney and staff work on lawsuits against the federal government in an eight-month period follo…
Published on 5 days, 1 hour ago
‘Political conflict’ alleged over WA AGO’s involvement in initiative legal battle
Episode 419
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Attorney General’s Office billed more than 11,000 hours of attorney and staff work on lawsuits against the federal government in an eight-month period follo…
Published on 5 days, 6 hours ago
As federal probe widens, Gov. Walz tells Seattle crowd he'll welcome more Somalis
Episode 418
(The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a massive welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest at Gov. Bob Ferguson’s fun…
Published on 6 days, 6 hours ago
Tacoma to consider public safety sales tax to avoid 911 cuts, address budget gap
Episode 417
(The Center Square) – The Tacoma City Council will hold its first reading this week on a proposed 0.1% public safety sales tax – months later than several neighboring cities that have already adopted…
Published on 1 week ago
Weekend Edition | Democratic socialist lawmaker introduces statewide payroll tax
Episode 416
(The Center Square) – Rep. Shaun Scott, D-Seattle, on Tuesday held a press conference to announce legislation for a new payroll excise tax on high-income earners, aimed at “protecting Washington’s bu…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Half of 2025 CCA spending went toward WSF fleet electrification
Episode 415
(The Center Square) – Funding for electrifying the Washington State Ferries system continues to dominate total Climate Commitment Act project spending, according to a new Department of Ecology report…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Democratic socialist lawmaker introduces statewide payroll tax
Episode 414
(The Center Square) – Rep. Shaun Scott, D-Seattle, on Tuesday held a press conference to announce legislation for a new payroll excise tax on high-income earners, aimed at “protecting Washington’s bu…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Seattle pushes Olympia for funding on housing, public safety and immigrant aid
Episode 413
(The Center Square) – Seattle is pushing for a state-level backstop to help fund immigrant services and other top priorities as the Trump administration escalates federal immigration enforcement nati…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago