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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Washington Department of Revenue officials warned during the legislative session that provisions in the proposed income tax could present not just enforcement complications, but invite legal challenges aside from those it currently faces, new records obtained by The Center Square show.
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Reporting from The Center Square
Multiple Washington school districts recently reached tentative bargaining agreements, and an October 1 deadline looms for unionized state government employees to submit ratified contracts in time for consideration in the upcoming state budget cycle.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - An ordinance passed by the Seattle City Council will ban large grocery store chains from using customer data and AI to calculate individual pricing.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Days after a social media post went viral detailing potential daycare fraud in the Seattle area, one of Washington’s public sector unions is calling on lawmakers to crack down on journalists attempting to expose the issue in Washington state.
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(The Center Square) - Washington's average diesel price hit a record $7.47 per gallon Wednesday, while the Tri-Cities reached an even higher $7.53 per gallon, as rising fuel costs put new pressure on transportation, construction and other businesses across Eastern Washington.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(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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Reporting from The Center Square
(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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