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Back to SearchDowntown Crackdown: Spokane Limits Sale of Booze, Pipes Without Free Naloxone
Episode 238
(The Center Square) – With few solutions left, Spokane has banned single-serve alcohol sales downtown, as well as drug paraphernalia, unless the sell…
1 year, 1 month ago
Washington State Public Health Bill Receives Lopsided Critical Testimony
Episode 237
(The Center Square) – A Washington bill that would add new language to existing state law about “appropriate measures” regarding vaccines to control …
1 year, 1 month ago
Seattle Forms Committee in Response to Threats of Federal Funding Halts
Episode 236
(The Center Square) – Seattle officials are adapting to federal changes with the formation of a new committee as federal departments threaten to cut …
1 year, 1 month ago
Weekend Edition | $45 Million EV Rebate Program Exhausted by High-Income Earners
Episode 235
(The Center Square) – Washington state’s $45 million Electric Vehicle Instant Rebate Program for buying or leasing electric vehicles fell far short o…
1 year, 1 month ago
WA House Dems Change 132-Year-Old Rule Requiring Supermajority to End Debates
Episode 234
For 132 years, a rule has existed in the Washington State Legislature's House of Representatives requiring a supermajority to suspend debate on a bil…
1 year, 1 month ago
WA Considers Paying Parents for Caring for Disabled Kids Amid In-Home Shortages
Episode 233
(The Center Square) – Washington may soon join Illinois, California and other states in compensating the parents of developmentally disabled children…
1 year, 1 month ago
Sound Transit Declares Emergency to Expedite Light Rail Reliability Fixes
Episode 232
(The Center Square) – Sound Transit’s light rail reliability issues led its board of directors on Thursday to ratify an emergency measure to hasten w…
1 year, 1 month ago
Weekend Edition | Bill Critics Say Undermines Parents’ Bill of Rights Initiative Gets a Public Hearing
Episode 230
(The Center Square) – The brief introductory summary of House Bill 1296 describes it as “Promoting a safe and supportive public education system.” Cr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Bill Critics Say Undermines Parents’ Bill of Rights Initiative Gets a Public Hearing
Episode 231
(The Center Square) – The brief introductory summary of House Bill 1296 describes it as “Promoting a safe and supportive public education system.” Cr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Seattle PD Facing Challenges in Recruiting More Women to the Job
Episode 229
The Seattle Police Department's goal of increasing female officer staffing levels to 30% by 2030 as part of its 30x30 Initiative remains elusive. Acc…
1 year, 1 month ago