Author: Spencer Pauley | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Pierce County councilmembers are frustrated with a proposed shift of funding away from a planned homeless stability site, but the county executive says the funding is better used to build up more stable housing. The county council originally dedicated $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars toward a homeless…

(The Center Square) – The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department will be featured on the next season of the reality television show “Cops,” and county officials are split on whether or not this will help the department in its recruitment efforts. KING 5 first reported on the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department being featured on the next season…

(The Center Square) – Frustrations are growing among Pierce County councilmembers after Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier’s office requested a shift of funding for a proposed $2.5 million homeless stability site. The county has struggled to find a low-barrier homeless stability site outside the City of Tacoma to increase homeless services to other parts of Pierce County.…

(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed off on a $1.55 billion transportation levy, setting up voters to have the final say this November on the largest tax proposal in city history. If the levy is approved, generated fund money would go toward building sidewalks, paving streets, repairing bridges, and improving transit connections, among other…

(The Center Square) – Despite a recent audit finding Washington state agencies mishandling more than $1 billion in federal COVID-19 aid, the State Auditor’s Office says it’s not common for federal departments to demand those tax dollars back from the state. A recent report from the SAO found a record 86 issues with how 11 state agencies…

(The Center Square) – Commuters on Interstate 5 in the Seattle area recently dealt with a traffic jam that was not caused by a motor vehicle accident, but rather a staged protest by a Seattle- and King County-funded nonprofit organization. Urban Family is a Skyway-based group that specializes in work to address gang and youth…