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(The Center Square) - Thousands of Washington public workers represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees walked off the job Monday at more than 100 worksites, as the union presses for a better contract. “Workers who are helping this state work and here at UW [University of Washington] helping the univer
(The Center Square) - Former Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler held a press conference Wednesday to urge support for the income tax repeal initiative backed by Let’s Go Washington. I-645 asks voters if they want to repeal the recently passed income tax for individuals who make more than $1 million a year, or combined
(The Center Square) - Washington's housing market is loosening with more homes coming onto the market and fewer buyers closing deals than a year ago. The shift is visible at the high end of the Seattle-area market, where listings of multimillion-dollar homes have surged — fueling speculation that Washington's changing
(The Center Square) - A wave of anti-surveillance vandalism across Washington in recent weeks has targeted a formidable and costly foe: automated license plate reader cameras. The backlash has forced nearly 80 cities and jurisdictions in Washington to rethink or defend their agreements with Atlanta-based Flock Safety ,
Like me, about half of all workers in Washington are employed by small and medium businesses, either their own or someone else’s. That simple truth is exactly why the new 9.9% tax on income over a million dollars should worry voters and business owners throughout Washington. While politicians sell it as only affecting
(The Center Square) - Drivers across Washington are paying more at the pump as gas prices continue their upward climb while more than half the country saw relief while filling up heading into the busy Labor Day weekend. Washington’s average for gasoline reached $5.37 per gallon on Tuesday, data shows . The increase mar
(The Center Square) - The threat of a strike by Seattle school teachers loomed larger Monday with the school district and the educators' union remaining far apart on key issues. While Seattle Public Schools superintendent Ben Shuldiner said he hopes a settlement could be reached before the start of school on Wednesday,
It is well established that taxes impact behavior. This is true at both the state and local level. For example, in 2021, the Washington legislature imposed a statewide capital gains income tax, and in 2026 it passed a 9.9% “millionaires” income tax ( currently subject to constitutional legal challenge ). This has led t
(The Center Square) - Seattle City Council Public Safety Chairman Bob Kettle is making it clear that the city's next police chief will also have to live up to the expectations of the council, not just Mayor Katie Wilson. In the latest escalation between Kettle and Wilson, with the Public Safety Chairman objecting to th
(The Center Square) - Efforts to recall Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson will continue with a new filing coming soon, according to the organizers of a campaign to remove Seattle’s chief executive from office. On Thursday, Melinda Jacobson and her husband, Dale Osterud, told a King County Superior Court judge that they were w
(The Center Square) - A Washington ranching family fighting for the right to a jury trial filed an appeal this week after a judge dismissed their lawsuit against the state. Wade and Teresa King, owners of King Ranch in Grant and Douglas counties, are asking the Washington Court of Appeals to reverse the dismissal and t
(The Center Square) - An effort to recall Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is over for now, the mayor's communications director said Thursday. “Confirmed,” said Dawn Schellenberg in a one-word email to The Center Square on Thursday. The effort to recall Wilson came to an abrupt end Thursday afternoon when the couple who file
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