Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWashington State: Passions Run Deep on Both Sides of Rent Cap Bill at Senate Public Hearing
Episode 278
(The Center Square) – Dozens of people turned out for a spirited public hearing Friday before the state Senate Ways & Means Committee on controversia…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Weekend Edition | Access Denied: Journalist Barred From Dems’ Weekly Media Availability Event
Episode 277
(The Center Square) – Less than a week after the Washington State Senate adopted a rule change restricting credentialed members of the media from acc…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Complaint Alleges WA AGO ‘Actively Deceived’ Court About Contract With Perkins Coie
Episode 276
(The Center Square) – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown last month filed an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, a private law firm th…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Washington State: Access Denied: Journalist Barred From Dems’ Weekly Media Availability Event
Episode 275
(The Center Square) – Less than a week after the Washington State Senate adopted a rule change restricting credentialed members of the media from acc…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Number of Seattle Police Lateral Candidates Surges in 2024 and Into 2025
Episode 274
(The Center Square) – The Seattle Police Department saw the number of lateral officer candidates in 2024 nearly double from the previous year, as cit…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Weekend Edition | WA Gas Tax Hike Looks Increasingly Likely as Part of Transportation Budget
Episode 272
(The Center Square) – With the Washington state legislative session scheduled to adjourn one month from Thursday, lawmakers are getting down to the n…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Bill Would Put Gas Tax, Vehicle Fee Increases on Automatic Pilot in Washington
Episode 273
(The Center Square) – Washington state lawmakers are contemplating an increase in a variety of taxes and fees, including the gas tax and electric veh…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Natural Gas Initiative Backers Plan to Take Their Case to WA Supreme Court
Episode 271
(The Center Square) – Backers of Initiative 2066, which protects natural gas as an energy choice in Washington state, say they will take their case t…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
From Rights to Resumes: Spokane Punts ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ for ‘Ban the Address'
Episode 270
(The Center Square) – After months of gridlock and stalled proposals, the Spokane City Council made good on its word to propose new policies around h…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Weekend Edition | Spokane County Braces for $20M Deficit in 2026, Potential Hiring Freeze, Cutting Vacancies
Episode 269
(The Center Square) - Providing what he called a “reality check” on Monday, Jeff McMorris, senior director of Spokane County’s Finance and Administra…
1 year ago