Despite recent increases, Sen. Regina Goodwin and Sen. Nikki Nice still see continued state funding disparities facing Langston University.| NonDoc
On May 14, 2025, Gov. Kevin Stitt revealed an FY 2026 budget deal compromise impacting the state's required number of school days policy.| NonDoc
# The final state budget approved by the legislature left many lawmakers disappointed, and eager to start to work on ways to restore painful cuts and reform the state's broken tax code.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Issaquah Rep. Victoria Hunt added long implementation timelines and additional exemptions to Washington's parking reform bill as it passed out of Local Government Committee on Friday. Bill sponsors still tout the policy's significant potential to reduce costs for homebuilding.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The rent stabilization bill that the Washington State House approved this week scaled back other protections for renters, including a cap on move-in fees and late fees. The bill now heads to the Senate.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# Senate Bill 5184 would put a cap on out-of-control parking mandates. It passed out of the Washington State Senate's Housing Committee on Wednesday, clearing its first hurdle.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# State lawmakers are signaling intent to improve Amtrak Cascades service with legislation setting a goal of cutting the trip time from Seattle to Portland to 2.5 hours and boosting service to 14 daily trips with 88% on-time performance by 2035. If lawmakers pass the bill, the goal for trip time service north to Vancouver would be 2.75 hours.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# House Bill 1491 would require cities to increase development capacity around train stations and bus rapid transit stops. But a contentious affordability requirement for that new development could be a sticking point.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.