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(The Center Square) - Eastern Washington remains one of the more attainable parts of Washington for homebuyers, but a new housing report and local housing officials say rising construction costs, limited supply, mortgage rates and everyday expenses are putting pressure on that advantage.
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(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson proposed no new business taxes in her budget plan for next year, instead closing an estimated $175 million budget gap by eliminating 143 positions, most of them vacant.
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(The Center Square) - The City of Spokane is seeking more than $4.6 million in state grants for three park projects, with officials arguing the applications will leverage local dollars already committed through a voter-approved parks levy.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - More than 300 people gathered Saturday night for the Yakima County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day Dinner, but party chairman Matt Brown said the real work begins now, working to turn that energy into ballots returned in November.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - With six weeks until the Nov. 3 election, union backed campaign donations are pouring in for the “ No on I-645 ” campaign.
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(The Center Square) - Mayor Katie Wilson’s office ordered Seattle police to delay press briefings on the Bite of Seattle festival mass shooting until the mayor arrived on scene, according to details revealed by police leadership Tuesday morning.
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(The Center Square) – Tuesday marks one year since President Donald Trump designated Antifa a domestic terror organization, paving the way for convictions and a global crackdown on the militant leftist group.
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Reporting from The Center Square
The Heritage Foundation has released its 5th annual Education Freedom Report Card , and the divide between states in our region is increasing. The separation is not based on how much they spend on education, but on how much authority they give families over their students' learning.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - People who never even set foot in Washington State might be subject to the new millionaire's tax if the repeal movement is not successful, according to discussions at the Washington state income tax advisory group.
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(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million plan Sunday to help independent grocery stores boost business, stopping short of a campaign idea and previous city ideas that would have had Seattle operating supermarkets.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Immigration arrests in Washington surged this summer, with federal immigration officers detaining about 705 people in June and another 700 in July statewide, according to records from the Deportation Data Project.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Spokane City Council members questioned Police Ombuds Bart Logue on Sept. 17 about his office’s review of the Spokane Police Department’s response to a June 2025 protest outside a federal immigration facility, bringing renewed attention to the report’s 26 recommendations and how SPD may respond to them.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - A mega transportation project that will cost taxpayers in Oregon and Washington billions of dollars is moving ahead toward final approval of the first phase.
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