Category Archives: In The News

As lawmakers gear up to return to Olympia for the short legislative session that’s scheduled to run from Jan. 12 to March 12, Spokane business groups, government boards and elected officials have been preparing their wishlists. However, just as the city ...

Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump administration is looking to block such policies. The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now says federal law preempts laws like Washington’s. ...

Each year, Washington joins a shrinking list of states that don’t require students to take a course in financial literacy before graduating from high school. That’s a concerning statistic for the state’s top financial officer, Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti. Not to be ...

Hoping to spur the development of affordable housing, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown unveiled a series of reform proposals Monday to make development cheaper, building codes simpler, and financing projects easier. Spokane’s population is expected to grow by more than 23,000 ...

A Washington county saw its housing supply dry up amid an influx of new residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Washington state has passed a law that offers developers an incentive to replenish that county’s stock with affordable options. Gov. ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson and other public officials reinstated their commitment Monday to the unfinished North Spokane Corridor as construction crews work on the highway’s bridging above the Spokane River. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and members of the Spokane City Council, ...

Washingtonians’ medical debt will not be included in their credit reports, under a bill that Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law on Tuesday. Having medical debt can create a spiraling effect and prevent people from getting approved for car or ...

Washington is experiencing a tough budget deficit, inflation is easing but still high as people feel pinched at the grocery store, and financial institutions nationwide are forecasting a recession closer to the end of this year, all of which could ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering whether striking workers should receive unemployment benefits, following recent walkouts by Boeing factory workers, hospital nurses and teachers in the Pacific Northwest that highlighted a new era of American labor ...

A bill in the Washington Legislature to make hospital pricing more transparent for consumers is still in play, but its scope has narrowed during the legislative process. “I don’t think this bill really, frankly, does anything anymore,” said Steve Fenberg, ...