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Washington in Focus

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.

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50 episodes

Sep 11, 2025•—

‘Conflict of interest’ alleged in complaint against Solicitor General Noah Purcell

Sep 13, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | ‘Conflict of interest’ alleged in complaint against Solicitor General Noah Purcell

Sep 16, 2025•—

Seattle committee fast-tracks zoning bills ahead of upcoming budget season

Sep 17, 2025•—

WA GOP chair agrees with Trump that Antifa protesters are ‘paid agitators’

Sep 18, 2025•—

Washington’s pension system gamble

Sep 23, 2025•—

Seattle mayor proposes adding $4M to city's immigration office next year

Sep 26, 2025•—

WA four-year revenue forecast drops almost $900 million

Sep 26, 2025•—

Let’s Go Washington signature gatherers endure stolen petitions, insults, threats

Sep 27, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | WA four-year revenue forecast drops almost $900 million

Sep 30, 2025•—

Regional dispatch network asks Spokane to save it a seat at the table next week

Oct 1, 2025•—

Oct. 1 brings new taxes for Washington businesses and consumers

Oct 2, 2025•—

WA AGO task force member: ‘No way’ to define domestic violent extremism

Oct 4, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | October brings new taxes for Washington businesses and consumers

Oct 7, 2025•—

Drug crisis advisory committee gets update on involuntary treatment outcomes

Oct 8, 2025•—

Spokane mayor confirms upcoming changes to camping ban amid lack of enforcement

Oct 9, 2025•—

Seattle mayor signs executive orders in anticipation of National Guard deployment

Oct 11, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | Seattle mayor signs executive orders in anticipation of National Guard deployment

Oct 14, 2025•—

Seattle nonprofit will bus advocates to Spokane to campaign for local progressives

Oct 15, 2025•—

Washington Democratic lawmaker shares 'regret and guilt' over soft-on-crime votes

Oct 16, 2025•—

911 calls report WA initiative signature gatherers for ‘hate speech’

Oct 18, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | Washington Democratic lawmaker shares 'regret and guilt' over soft-on-crime votes

Oct 21, 2025•—

‘Strong parallel': Katie Wilson embraces comparisons to NYC’s Zohran Mamdani

Oct 22, 2025•—

'South Hill Rapist' Kevin Coe moves to Federal Way home 200 feet from school

Oct 23, 2025•—

WSBA ends investigation into Washington AG Nick Brown hours after inquiry by The Center Square

Oct 25, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | WSBA ends investigation into Washington AG Nick Brown hours after inquiry by The Center Square

Oct 28, 2025•—

Spokane council sets aside ideological divide to replace unenforceable camping ban

Oct 29, 2025•—

Whistleblower: WA’s Community Reinvestment Program riddled with self-dealing

Oct 30, 2025•—

WA lawmaker renews push for spending transparency bills in wake of CRP allegations

Nov 1, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | Whistleblower: WA’s Community Reinvestment Program riddled with self-dealing

Nov 4, 2025•—

Overcrowding looms amid King County's $3.96B annual affordable housing funding gap

Nov 5, 2025•—

Father of Housing First points to success; We Heart Seattle highlights failures

Nov 6, 2025•—

‘They actually have audiences’: AG Brown directed video mocking ‘mean tweets’

Nov 8, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | Father of Housing First points to success; We Heart Seattle highlights failures

Nov 12, 2025•—

Whistleblower: Tacoma Urban League being investigated; CEO placed on leave

Nov 13, 2025•—

Records reveal further details of WSBA investigation into AG Brown

Nov 15, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | Records reveal further details of WSBA investigation into AG Brown

Nov 19, 2025•—

Seattle, King County move to backfill $40M gap in homeless funds after HUD rule change

Nov 20, 2025•—

Auburn hikes sales tax without public vote to fund criminal justice

Nov 21, 2025•—

Washington State Bar Association investigated then-AG Bob Ferguson in 2023

Nov 22, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | WSBA investigated then-AG Bob Ferguson in 2023 related to lawsuit

Nov 25, 2025•—

Trump admin moving ahead with dismantling the U.S. Dept. of Education

Nov 28, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | Trump admin moving ahead with dismantling the U.S. Dept. of Education

Dec 3, 2025•—

Seattle pushes Olympia for funding on housing, public safety and immigrant aid

Dec 4, 2025•—

Democratic socialist lawmaker introduces statewide payroll tax

Dec 5, 2025•—

Half of 2025 CCA spending went toward WSF fleet electrification

Dec 6, 2025•—

Weekend Edition | Democratic socialist lawmaker introduces statewide payroll tax

Dec 10, 2025•—

Tacoma to consider public safety sales tax to avoid 911 cuts, address budget gap

Dec 11, 2025•—

As federal probe widens, Gov. Walz tells Seattle crowd he'll welcome more Somalis

Dec 12, 2025•—

‘Political conflict’ alleged over WA AGO’s involvement in initiative legal battle

Dec 13, 2025•—

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