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Back to SearchWA State Labor Board Investigating Everett Employee’s Union Dues Complaint
Episode 300
(The Center Square) – A Washington state labor board is investigating a complaint filed by an employee with the city of Everett regarding dues paid to the local union after that employee attempted to…
Published on 7 months ago
Redmond Light Rail Extension Opens Amid Years of Delays, Budget Changes
Episode 299
(The Center Square) – Sound Transit opened its downtown Redmond extension after a year delay and $98 million tacked on after originally planned. The 3.4-mile extension of the 2 Line opened for servic…
Published on 7 months ago
Weekend Edition | Sound Transit Economic Reality & Spokane's Homelessness Plan
Episode 298
(The Center Square) – Much of the funding for Sound Transit’s projects, including ST3, has come from federal grants. In the past seven years, it has secured a total of $3.8 billion, with $9 billion e…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Economic Reality May Force Sound Transit to Revise Its Financial Plan
Episode 297
(The Center Square) – Much of the funding for Sound Transit’s projects, including ST3, has come from federal grants. In the past seven years, it has secured a total of $3.8 billion, with $9 billion e…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
WA Family at Center of Fight Over Trans Athletes Heartened by Federal OSPI Probe
Episode 296
(The Center Square) – A family in East Wenatchee, Wash., at the center of the controversy surrounding transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports, tells The Center Square they are reenergized n…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Spokane Unveils Homelessness Plan as Conservatives Say They Were Left in the Dark
Episode 295
(The Center Square) – Mayor Lisa Brown unveiled an overhaul of Spokane’s homelessness strategy Thursday, pitting the city council’s progressive majority and conservative minority against each other o…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Weekend Edition | Seattle Spends Millions on Illegal Immigrants as Trump Admin Seeks to Deny Funds
Episode 294
(The Center Square) – Seattle spends roughly $6.5 million a year on complementary resources for illegal immigrants, even as the administration of President Donald Trump is taking major steps to resha…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
WA Legislature Passes Rainier School Closure Bill That Includes New Transition Plans
Episode 293
(The Center Square) – Outside of budget negotiations, one of the bills that dominated Washington state lawmakers' attention during the 2025 legislative session was a proposal to close a state-operate…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Sound Transit Taxes Have Generated More Than $20 Billion in Almost 30 Years
Episode 292
(The Center Square) – In 1996, voters within the Sound Transit District voted to approve "Sound Move," which imposed a variety of local taxes to fund the construction of public transit such as bus li…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Seattle Spends Millions on Illegal Immigrants as Trump Admin Seeks to Deny Funds
Episode 291
(The Center Square) – Seattle spends roughly $6.5 million a year on complementary resources for illegal immigrants, even as the administration of President Donald Trump is taking major steps to resha…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago