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Commissioner rips Tacoma News Tribune as 'tool of political left"
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (468+ words) Jun 14, 2026, 5: 10 AM Commissioner Caleb Heimlich says the Tacoma News Tribune sided with left-wing commissioners and smeared residents who spoke against the appointed-sheriff proposal. (KIRO 7) Pierce County Charter Review commissioner Caleb Heimlich says the Tacoma News Tribune has abandoned straight reporting,…...
Spokane County assessor warns downtown real estate is sliding
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (487+ words) Jun 14, 2026, 5: 20 AM A Windermere real estate sign marks a home for sale as Spokane County's assessor flags softening downtown commercial values. (Glenda Krull) Producer, The Jason Rantz Show Spokane County Assessor Tom Konis says the county's housing market has been…...
Stadlman: Washington's housing first model is failing addicts
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (346+ words) Jun 13, 2026, 5: 11 AM After more than 30 years in multifamily housing watching the same crisis play out in her own buildings, Stadlman argues that Olympia's roughly $1. 8 billion commitment to homelessness for the next biennium is being poured into a model that ignores…...
Flock Safety busts the myths fueling WA camera bans
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (599+ words) Jun 13, 2026, 5: 00 AM Flock Safety chief legal officer Dan Haley says the case against the company's license plate cameras rests on misconceptions about ICE access, warrantless searches, and data control. (KIRO 7) The company behind the automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras…...
Edmonds kills Flock cameras it admits catch criminals
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (515+ words) Jun 12, 2026, 5: 15 AM Edmonds has pulled the plug on its license plate cameras, and the official reasons say far more about Seattle-area politics than about public safety. Even while killing the contract, Rosen credited the technology with finding missing children through…...
Washington abortion tax forces insurers to pay
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (518+ words) Jun 12, 2026, 5: 05 AM Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6182 on March 25, creating a new tax on health insurers to fund abortion grants through the state Department of Health. (TVW) Health insurers selling coverage on Washington's state exchange will now hand the…...
New Washington law guts voter registration challenges
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (526+ words) Jun 12, 2026, 5: 10 AM A new Washington law that took effect June 11 sets the highest legal bar in America for challenging a voter's registration. (TVW) A new Washington law makes it dramatically harder to challenge a voter registration that a citizen believes…...
Dr. Roger Stark: States are getting serious about Medicaid fraud
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (532+ words) Jun 12, 2026, 5: 00 AM BY DR. ROGER STARK, SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR Medicaid is administered by the states with oversight and regulatory requirements set by the federal government. It's estimated that up to 20 percent of Medicaid spending falls under the categories of waste, fraud,…...
Lavish Roots president on 263 Meta office layoffs
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (791+ words) Jun 12, 2026, 5: 05 AM Lavish Roots president Carly Duke says the 263 workers named in the company's WARN filing will move to the incoming food service vendor without a gap in pay. (Lavish Roots/Facebook) The president of Lavish Roots says the 263 workers…...
Seattle World Cup Airbnb demand down, one match excepted
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (386+ words) Seattle homeowners listed houses and condos expecting a World Cup surge, but Air DNA data shows rental demand on match dates is down 2 percent from last year. (Jason Rantz) Seattle homeowners who listed their houses on Airbnb expecting a FIFA…...