Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘Largest Tax Increase in State History’: Gov Signs Wa’s $78B Operating Budget Into Law
Episode 304
(The Center Square) – Gov. Bob Ferguson repeatedly said he would look for budget savings and efficiencies before agreeing to raise taxes on Washingto…
1 year ago
Seattle’s High Buy-Rent Gap Stirs Policy Debate
Episode 303
(The Center Square) – Housing market experts say rent control is a factor in Seattle having one of the biggest cost gaps between renting and buying. …
1 year ago
Weekend Edition | Labor Board Investigating Employee’s Union Dues Complaint
Episode 302
(The Center Square) – A Washington state labor board is investigating a complaint filed by an employee with the city of Everett regarding dues paid t…
1 year ago
Spokane County Proposes Regional Task Force to Revive Jail Funding Measure
Episode 301
(The Center Square) - Spokane County is preparing to establish a regional task force over the coming weeks to develop a tax proposal to fund a new ja…
1 year ago
WA 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 t…
1 year 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 …
1 year 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 …
1 year 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 …
1 year 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 spor…
1 year 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 major…
1 year ago