Author: Carleen Johnson | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Washington state is overspending its revenue by billions of dollars, but finding out just how many billions has state officials offering up broadly different figures. During last Thursday’s meeting of the Washington State Board of Education, J. Lee Schultz, SBE’s deputy executive director, provided a brief update on the coming legislative session, which was…

(The Center Square) – The average American household credit card balance as of the third quarter of 2024 was about $10,757 after adjusting for inflation, according to a new study. The personal-finance website WalletHub onFriday released its new Credit Card Debt Study, which found that consumers added $21 billion in debt during the third quarter…

(The Center Square) – The Washington State Republican Party has unveiled the “Project to Resist Tyranny in Washington,” designed to “prevent elected officials with authoritarian impulses from ruining the lives of people living in Washington,” according to a news release emailed to The Center Square. “It is focused on several points of policy that are…

(The Center Square) – Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee has approved a revised Site Certification Agreement for the Horse Heaven Wind Farm Project in Benton County. The project is to be located just south of the Tri-Cities, where residents and local leaders are not giving up the fight against the massive wind turbine and solar array project.…

(The Center Square) – Natural gas access will remain an option in Washington state with the passage of Initiative 2066. With more than 3.5 million votes tallied as of Friday evening, 51.53% (1,729,456 votes) were in favor of approving I-2066 to 48.47% (1,627,006 votes) opposed. I-2066 will repeal the provisions of a new state law,…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – Initiative 2066 to protect energy choices like natural gas has officially qualified for the November ballot, according to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office. Backers of the initiative turned in more than 546,000 signatures earlier…