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Washington creates permanent rental assistance program By Brandon Block, The Olympian Published: May 3, 2021, 8:04am Share: OLYMPIA— The idea of rental assistance — the government stepping in to pay people’s rent to prevent them from losing their home — is not new, but it has taken on a new prominence and urgency in the pandemic, as billions of federal dollars have helped pull tenants out from under mounting debt. Now, Washington state is making that policy permanent. Le...

Washington state closed its legislative session with massive, watered-down wins. by Rich Smith • Apr 29, 2021 at 11:25 am Weaknesses can be strengthened next year, though, so long as Democrats maintain their majority then stuff should be fine. YINYANG / GETTY At a press conference over the weekend Democrats hailed the 2021 Legislative session as "historic," declaring an "end to incremental change" in state politics. Meanwhile, at their own pr...

Washington state creates permanent rental assistance program The Olympian 4/29/2021 Brandon Block, The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.) Apr. 29—The idea of rental assistance — the government stepping in to pay peoples rent to prevent them from losing their home — is not new, but it has taken on a new prominence and urgency in the pandemic, as billions of federal dollars have helped pull tenants out from under mounting debt. Now, Washington state is making that policy permanent....

WA Legislature passes $59B two-year budget; How City of Spokane is putting that money to use April 26, 2021 4:21 PM Connor Sarles SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Legislature adjourned Sunday after passing a two-year budget of $59 billion. Spokane gets just over $12 million of that, which the City Council has divvied up among local organizations. “City Council and its legislative team demonstrated yet again that a strategic investment by the City to influence the Leg...

Its been nearly 10 years since Washington legalized recreational weed. But growing your own weed at home? Thats still a felony in Washington. That makes Washington relatively unique. So far, 18 states have legalized weed, but Washington is one of the few that doesnt allow people to grow their own. Cannabis advocates have tried to change that, but this year, another attempt died in the House Appropriations Committee in the state Legislature. For John Kingsbury, a cannab...

Washington lawmakers get good news on state revenues RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press March 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The capitol building in Olympia, Washington. @ Didier Marti/Getty Images OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washingtons economy continues to improve, with the latest state revenue forecast showing that lawmakers will have more than $3 billion more to work with as they prepare to unveil budget plans next week, plus money the state will receive from the latest federal stimulus package....

Credit Doug Nadvornick/SPR Spokane Democratic legislators have announced two of the five people who will oversee redistricting in Spokane County. Senator Andy Billig, Representatives Timm Ormsby and Marcus Riccelli, all of which represent the city of Spokane, have chosen two attorneys to join the redistricting committee. Spokane’s Democratic delegation chose Natasha Hill and Brian McClatchey. McClatchey is the Director of Policy and Government Relations for the City of Spokane City Council an...

Washington Democrats decry Inslees disastrous reopening plan, push for emergency aid by Tim Gruver, The Center Square  | February 02, 2021 09:00 AM Print this article A host of Washington state lawmakers are racing ahead of Gov. Jay Inslee to assist pandemic-ravaged small businesses as his reopening plan takes heat from fellow Democrats. When Inslee issued Washingtons first statewide "stay-at-home" order on March 23, the states weekly case average was 154. On...

M organ Sanders, a former facility engineer, first realized something was wrong when he started falling off ladders and getting dizzy driving. Then, nearly a decade ago, came the devastating diagnosis: He had a brain tumor. During the depths of the recession, he struggled to pay his bills, including his mortgage and his Spokane County property taxes. "I worked extremely hard to keep up with my taxes," Sanders says. "[But] I was a year behind. After you miss the first due date, ...

Gov. Inslee proposes capital gains tax, tax on health insurers to offset pandemic revenue losses By Rachel La Corte and Q13 News Staff Published  OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a new capital gains tax and a tax on health insurers as part of his two-year, $57.6 billion budget proposal that seeks to offset the revenue losses the state has seen during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and to help bolster the state’s public health system. Last month’s state revenue for...