The downgrade announced April 23, 2026 revised Washington State’s bond outlook from stable to negative. Washington still holds its Aaa (Triple-A) rating — for now. However, the state ranks dead last in the nation for financial reserves at just 8.4% of tax revenues. Reserves are projected to crash to 1.4% by 2028. A formal credit…
A KCRHA audit released April 22, 2026 found $13 million unaccounted for and a $44.7 million negative cash position at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority. The forensic review by Clark Nuber cost taxpayers $600,000. Auditors found no evidence of fraud — but stated they could not rule it out, citing missing records. Mayor Katie…
Who really runs Seattle? Not Bruce Harrell. Not Katie Wilson. The mayor’s office has changed hands twice in five years. The corporate-real estate machine and the labor-progressive machine spend millions fighting each other on stage. Behind them, the same 18-member appointed boards, the same three or four political consulting firms, the same 60-plus revolving-door lobbyists,…
