OLYMPIA—Most supplemental capital budgets make minor changes to the two-year construction budget. This is not most years. “The COVID pandemic has created huge challenges for the people of Washington state,”…
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Tharinger: House construction budget means jobs and progress
Capital budget proposal boosts housing, broadband, and infrastructure OLYMPIA—The state construction budget proposed by the House of Representatives would make massive new investments in affordable housing, access to broadband, early…
An update on insurance rates
Dear neighbors, Washington state’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) recently issued an emergency rule to prevent credit scores from being used to determine insurance premiums. This might mean a change in…
Historic $5.7 billion construction budget rebuilds economy, invests in broadband
OLYMPIA—The proposed state construction budget by House Capital Budget Chair Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend) would fund $5.7 billion in construction projects throughout the state, including a massive investment to boost broadband internet…
House construction budget invests $100 million in affordable housing
OLYMPIA—To tackle the state’s crisis in homelessness and affordable housing, House Democrats are proposing a massive $100 million investment focused on getting people off the streets and into permanent housing….