What’s Real Reason for WA State Projected Budget Deficit?
State revenues and taxes have risen, but spending its outstripping them
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Audit Shows WA State Allowed Illegal Unemployment, Leave Payments
The double dipping was due to a lack of oversight and monitoring.
What?!? January 1st, say Goodbye to Many New RV’s and Trucks in WA
Want a big truck, or a Class C motorhome? After January 1st, new sales of these will likely disappear in WA.
Lack of Charging Stations Hampers WA State EV Fleet Conversions
WA State, by law, has to convert all of its fleet (company car) vehicles to electric by 2040.
WA Carbon Reduction Programs (CCA) Don’t Track Progress
Many of the new programs funded by the CCA (pollution tax) don't specifically track and measure how carbon is reduced.
OR Dept. of Forestry in Red After Record-Setting Fire Season
Despite an emergency allotment, the Department Spent $260 million on fires in 2024.
Officials: $4.4 Billion Needed to ‘Electrify’ WA State Ferries
WSDOT officials say it will cost billions to convert the fleet to electric.
Where’s Climate Commitment Funds Going? LGBTQ, Tribes, Ethnic Groups
WA State shells out $14-plus million to groups they claim are "vulnerable" to climate change
Audit–WA State Computer Upgrade Behind Schedule, No Backup Plan
WA State still using 1960's based computer technology.
What is WA State’s Office of Independent Investigations, Anyway?
It's an Inslee creation, a holdover from his 'police reform' anti-law enforcement package from two years ago.