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Washington State Settles Lawsuit for Over $3,000,000 of Taxpayer Funds
State and plaintiffs agreed to a $3,125,000 settlement, not including fines in a neglect case where the state withheld records during discovery.
Read the entire blogIncreased housing density is now a reality, and most residents support it, but with caveats
A new survey released by Zillow, shows increased support for higher density housing, but only if the housing is built withing walking distance of transit, parks and recreation. The “Not In My Back Yard” effect became more apparent when Seattleites were asked about larger densities in more traditional single family home neighborhoods, dropping support from 84% to 41%.
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The state overpaid unemployment benefits during the pandemic and Washington tax payers are footing the bill
The Employment Security Department (ESD) has been riddled with problems, including a Nigerian fraud scam that lost the state taxpayers 100’s of millions of dollars and State auditor's assessment of the systemic lack of fraud controls at the troubled agency. Now the taxpayers will be footing the bill for ESD’s benefit overpayment mistakes.
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