Snohomish County

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    How It Failed: The Truth Behind Sound Transit’s $34B Gap

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    The Sound Transit shortfall has reached $34.5 billion over the next two decades. Specifically, the agency cannot afford to build the full light rail system that Puget Sound voters approved in 2016. Furthermore, a plan headed for a May 28 board vote would defer the Ballard extension and delay other promised projects. The Ballard project…

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    How Brutal Ferguson Ethics Failures Exposed Olympia’s Crisis

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    Washington Governor Bob Ferguson agreed to a $4,000 ethics settlement after admitting he violated state ethics law by flying former adviser Mike Webb on a State Patrol aircraft. Furthermore, the same week the settlement was announced, Axios revealed a secret approval policy requiring most state agencies to clear press releases and reporter responses through the…