6+ hour, 38+ min ago   (956+ words) The Washington State Capitol dome, Dec. 4, 2025. (The Center Square)" With the legislative session days away, budget leads on both sides of the aisle wrestled on Friday with the idea of using carbon tax revenue to address aging infrastructure and the…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (567+ words) (The Center Square) " In his proposed budget, California Gov. Gavin Newsom'is predicting a shortfall of $2.9 billion. That's much less than the $18 billion shortfall projected by the Legislative Analyst's Office. Newsom, who released his 2026-27 budget Friday,'expects much higher general fund…...

7+ hour, 50+ min ago   (567+ words) Atlas Van Lines workers carry a large wrapped item toward a truck during a residential move. For most families, owning a hotel is a fantasy. But owning a single rental property is the ground floor of a bigger dream'a way…...

8+ hour, 23+ min ago   (674+ words) (The Center Square) - A bipartisan crime law, which took effect Jan. 1, is designed to enact stricter punishments on homeless people hanging around the tourism-driven Las Vegas Strip. Gov. Joe Lombardo in November signed Assembly Bill 4, which is the cornerstone of…...

8+ hour, 49+ min ago   (858+ words) Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn discussing the alleged daycare fraud and how that should be investigated (The Center Square) " Washington state legislative leaders met with reporters in Olympia on Friday to discuss priorities for the 60-day legislative session that begins on…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago   (422+ words) (The Center Square) - Federal regulators have begun a study of the environmental effects of a large-scale LNG export facility proposed by Louisiana-based Argent LNG for a site about 100 miles south of New Orleans at the Port of Fourchon, one of…...

10+ hour, 3+ min ago   (458+ words) (The Center Square)" Colorado must pay back legal fees after it was sued for a law banning abortion pill reversals, a federal court ruled this week. The state will pay $5.4 million in attorneys" fees to Becket, a nonprofit legal advocacy…...

11+ hour, 5+ min ago   (316+ words) (The Center Square) - When it comes to the energy expenditure the state is expecting to absorb thanks to the massive growth of data centers, several plans have been floated. They include tapping into the state's natural gas reserves in the…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (366+ words) (The Center Square) " Maine's federally recognized tribes will have exclusive rights to develop sports betting in the state under a proposal that outgoing Gov. Janet Mills has allowed to become law without her signature. "It has always been my strong…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (515+ words) (The Center Square) " Fiscal watchdog groups are slamming New Hampshire lawmakers for advancing a plan to set a new surcharge on paint sales, saying the move would damage the state's tax-free reputation and drive up costs for consumers." Backers of…...