Spencer Pauley

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(The Center Square) – King County is deploying extra high visibility enforcement patrols to ensure county roadways are safe during the summer months. The patrols are law enforcement operations designed to reduce dangerous driving behaviors by increasing law enforcement presence in high-risk areas. This patrol expansion is part of Washington state's “100 Safe Days of Summer” program, which works to keep roads safe.

3 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – King County Executive Shannon Braddock is proposing a new revenue measure to offset the county’s $150 million budget gap. The new proposal would enact a 0.1% sales and use tax that was authorized by House Bill 2015, which state legislators approved and Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law last month. Prior to the bill’s approval, Braddock’s 200-day plan included “new revenue” stemming from House Bill 2015 that supports public safety programs.

3 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council is set to vote on legislation intended to speed up the permitting process for Sound Transit light rail projects with an edited amendment that critics believe could delay projects and increase costs. Council Bill 120975 intends to streamline the permitting and development of Sound Transit’s Link light rail expansion projects in West Seattle and Ballard.

3 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – Seattle shelled out $2.9 million cleaning up dumped tires last year, and city officials say the problem is ongoing. According to Seattle Public Utilities, there has been an 82% increase in large-scale tire dumping in the city since 2022. This includes one recent case in which more than 120 tires were discovered in a single location.

3 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – Washington Attorney General Nick Brown on Wednesday said he expects the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in the state’s favor in a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. Brown’s office filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Western Washington on Jan. 21. The lawsuit claims Trump’s order would affect thousands of children born in the U.S. to parents living in the country illegally.