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Washington in Focus

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  • The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of Washington from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/washington-in-focus/support
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Episodes
  • Internal Investigation: WSDOT Economist’s Claims He Was Forced Out Not Substantiated

    Internal Investigation: WSDOT Economist’s Claims He Was Forced Out Not Substantiated
    May 24 2024
    An investigation by a law firm on behalf of the Washington State Department of Transportation found no merit to most of a former employee’s claims he was pressured to lie about the impact of the Climate Commitment Act on gas prices – and forced out of his job because of it. Scott Smith, a former economist with WSDOT, claims he faced hostility and retaliation after refusing to keep quiet about his calculations last year showing Washington’s cap-and-trade program under the CCA, which went into effect last year, would increase gas prices by 45 to 50 cents per gallon.
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    24 mins
  • Inslee Makes His Case for Voters to Preserve Climate Commitment Act

    Inslee Makes His Case for Voters to Preserve Climate Commitment Act
    May 17 2024

    Full Story: https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_9e06a308-1162-11ef-9c04-07a36db3699b.html
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    24 mins
  • KCRHA Makes Its Case Amid Homelessness Crisis, Increased Spending

    KCRHA Makes Its Case Amid Homelessness Crisis, Increased Spending
    May 10 2024

    With hundreds of millions of tax dollars spent, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority is facing calls for accountability from city officials who look to the semi-governmental organization to get the area's chronic homelessness crisis under control. A senior KCRHA policy director says their efforts are working. KCRHA has served as the organization responsible for coordinating funding and services for unhoused people across all of King County since 2019.

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    24 mins
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