Matt Markovich
Radio Host Reporter at KIRO-FM (Seattle, WA)
Visual Anthropologist, Emotional Panhandler, Media Cockroach and Storyteller engaged in Breaking Muse for @KIRONewsradio, Dad, Life is Good
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6 days ago |
kiro7.com | Matt Markovich
OLYMPIA, Wash. — This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.comA bill that includes a whopping 50% hike on more than 40 liquor-related fees in Washington has earned the dubious honor of being the closest floor vote of the 2025 legislative session so far. Second Substitute Senate Bill 5786 squeaked through the Senate on Thursday by the slimmest of margins—25 to 24—with five Democratic senators crossing party lines to join all Republicans in voting against it.
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6 days ago |
mynorthwest.com | Matt Markovich
A bill that includes a whopping 50% hike on more than 40 liquor-related fees in Washington has earned the dubious honor of being the closest floor vote of the 2025 legislative session so far. Second Substitute Senate Bill 5786 squeaked through the Senate on Thursday by the slimmest of margins—25 to 24—with five Democratic senators crossing party lines to join all Republicans in voting against it. So, what does this bill actually do?
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6 days ago |
kiro7.com | Matt Markovich
This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com Raise your glasses, Washington: the beer garden isn’t dead—it’s just evolving. Temporarily. The Washington State Senate gave final approval to House Bill 1515 on Wednesday, voting 37–12 in favor of a “modernization” of alcohol service in public spaces.
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1 week ago |
mynorthwest.com | Matt Markovich
A new $12 billion tax proposal from Washington state lawmakers is raising eyebrows—not from Republicans or business groups this time, but from the state’s own Democratic governor. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson, normally a champion for progressive reforms, didn’t mince words Thursday when reacting to the proposed tax package from House and Senate leaders.
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1 week ago |
mynorthwest.com | Matt Markovich
In a high-stakes battle over homelessness policy, the Washington Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision, ruled Thursday that Spokane voters cannot use the ballot box to rewrite the city’s rules on homeless encampments. The court said Initiative 2023-4—a proposal to expand the city’s ability to criminalize camping in public places—wasn’t a case of “the people making laws,” but rather, the people trying to play city manager. And that, the court said, was an overstep. What is the controversy?
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