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Back to SearchFiscal Fallout: Long-Term Care Spending Driver of Washington Dshs Swelling Budget
Episode 338
(The Center Square) – The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services' spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 …
8 months ago
Weekend Edition | Fiscal Fallout: Washington State Government Spending Surges 116% Since 2015
Episode 337
(The Center Square) – Washington state faces deficit spending by 2028 as lawmakers just hit taxpayers with the state's largest combined tax increase …
8 months ago
Sen. Braun Urges Ferguson to Get Past Fearmongering on ‘Big Beautiful Bill'
Episode 336
(The Center Square) – Six months after Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson took office with a moderate-sounding tone that encouraged many Republicans,…
8 months ago
Spokane Conservatives Question Accuracy of 2025 Homelessness Count
Episode 335
(The Center Square) – Despite recording the second consecutive decline in homelessness since 2016, the Spokane City Council’s conservative minority q…
8 months ago
Fiscal fallout: Washington state government spending surges 116% since 2015
Episode 334
(The Center Square) – Washington state faces deficit spending by 2028 as lawmakers just hit taxpayers with the state's largest combined tax increase …
8 months, 1 week ago
Weekend Edition | Committee Distances From Drug Use Work Group’s ‘Buyers Club’ Suggestion
Episode 333
(The Center Square) – Washington’s Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee, or SURSAC, is distancing itself from recent recommendations ma…
8 months, 1 week ago
‘Most Expensive Market’: Doordash to Raise Fees in Seattle Due to City Regulations
Episode 333
(The Center Square) – DoorDash is raising its service fees in Seattle – again – due to the city’s laws for app-based workers. The on-demand delivery …
8 months, 1 week ago
WA Committee Distances From Drug Use Work Group’s ‘Buyers Club’ Suggestion
Episode 332
(The Center Square) – Washington’s Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee, or SURSAC, is distancing itself from recent recommendations ma…
8 months, 1 week ago
Bellingham Ratepayers Could See Double-Digit Utility Hikes Through 2028
Episode 331
(The Center Square) – The Bellingham Public Works Department is considering utility rate increases with combined monthly costs for homeowners increas…
8 months, 1 week ago
Weekend Edition | Spokane Camping Ban & Facility That Treats Drug-Addicted Newborns at Risk of Closure
Episode 329
(The Center Square) – After 35 years, the Pediatric Interim Care Center in Kent – the only specialized medical facility in western Washington caring …
8 months, 2 weeks ago