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Washington in Focus

by The Center Square

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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1
Washington In Focus Daily | 3.20.26 | Income Tax Still Stalled & New Affordable Housing Laws
33:03 Mar 20, 2026
2
Washington In Focus Daily | 3.19.26 | Income Tax Bill Still Not Signed Into Law & Gas Prices Soar
22:42 Mar 19, 2026
3
Washington In Focus Daily | 3.18.26 | Income Tax Legal Challenges & NBA In Seattle Jeopardized?
22:24 Mar 19, 2026
4
Washington In Focus Daily | 3.17.26 | New Taxes Threaten Business & GOP Plan For November Elections
27:23 Mar 17, 2026
5
Washington In Focus Daily | 3.16.26 | New Taxes May Hurt Seattle Sports & New ESG Laws Impact Energy
21:33 Mar 17, 2026
6
Washington In Focus Daily | 3.10.26 | All Night Fight Over Income Tax & Policing Reform Update
21:01 Mar 10, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 3.09.26 | Income Tax Faces Major Opposition & New Media Lawsuit Update
21:09 Mar 10, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 3.06.26 | Dems Change Income Tax Bill & Sheriff Decertification Passes
25:37 Mar 7, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 3.05.26 | Dems Split On Income Tax? Rate Hikes For Energy Bills?
16:18 Mar 5, 2026
10
Washington In Focus Daily | 3.03.26 | SCOTUS Sides With Parents & New Changes To Income Tax Bill?
19:27 Mar 3, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 3.02.26 | Fiery Hearing On Child Welfare Reform & Law Enforcement Funding Stalled
21:58 Mar 3, 2026
12
Washington In Focus Daily | 2.27.26 | Income Tax Debate Intensifies & Dems Stop Fraud Crackdown
31:42 Feb 27, 2026
13
Washington In Focus Daily | 2.26.26 | Fitzgibbon Intoxicated On The Job & GOP Reacts To The Scandal
18:43 Feb 26, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 2.25.26 | Democrats Want Higher Taxes & No Tort Reform In Washington
19:16 Feb 26, 2026
15
Washington In Focus Daily | 2.24.26 | Heated Hearing On Income Tax & The Largest Budget Proposal Yet
22:15 Feb 25, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 2.23.26 | Income Tax Debate & Sheriff Swank On Law Enforcement Reform
14:02 Feb 24, 2026
17
Weekend Edition | WA child welfare Policy stalls as parties clash over parental drug abuse
24:00 Feb 21, 2026
18
Washington In Focus Daily | 2.18.26 | NBA May Snub Seattle & Possible New Taxes On Tobacco
22:20 Feb 19, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 2.18.26 | What Is Really Happening With the New Tax Plan In Washington?
13:33 Feb 19, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 2.17.26 | Tax Hikes Become Law & Heated Debate Over Child Welfare Laws
14:04 Feb 17, 2026
21
Weekend Edition | Lawsuit filed over denial of press credentials to journalists by WA House
24:00 Feb 14, 2026
22
Washington In Focus Daily | 2.12.26 | Trump's DOE Targets Washington & Dems work to stop initiatives
22:48 Feb 13, 2026
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Washington In Focus Daily | 2.12.26 | Abortion pill distribution drama & massive bonds for transit
13:17 Feb 12, 2026
24
High taxes threaten high earners, lessening charges against predators & new media sues Washington
24:33 Feb 12, 2026
25
Proposed tax hike, child welfare concerns, and new media restrictions in Washington
15:48 Feb 11, 2026
26
Weekend Edition | Washington bill proposals impacting income tax, local camping bans, & the Public Records Act
24:00 Feb 7, 2026
27
Income tax hearing & medical debt interest rates | Washington in Focus Daily | 2.6.26
10:27 Feb 6, 2026
28
Education tax credits & insurance fraud possibly upgraded to felony | Washington in focus daily
19:02 Feb 6, 2026
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WA Senate passes bill banning law enforcement from wearing masks amid ICE activity
12:20 Jan 30, 2026
30
Hearing set on bills inspired by whistleblower to stop NGO self-dealing
10:13 Jan 29, 2026
31
Weekend Edition | 'Initiative Killer' bill faces intense backlash during heated WA hearing
24:00 Jan 24, 2026
32
WA fund raids undermining efforts to boost housing supply, advocates warn
10:27 Jan 23, 2026
33
'Initiative Killer' bill faces intense backlash during heated WA hearing
11:56 Jan 22, 2026
34
Weekend Edition | Seattle leaders condemn ICE & Gov. Ferguson champions 'millionaire's tax'
24:00 Jan 17, 2026
35
WA DCYF child care reimbursement rates could increase by 30% from 2021 levels
7:06 Jan 16, 2026
36
Gov. Ferguson champions 'millionaire's tax' during State of the State address
12:27 Jan 15, 2026
37
Seattle leaders condemn ICE; conservatives warn rhetoric could spark unrest
8:41 Jan 14, 2026
38
Ecology confirms Commerce ‘significantly inflated’ CCA emissions reductions
10:00 Jan 10, 2026
39
Weekend Edition | 'Flabbergasted’ WA daycare owner frustrated over alleged Somali fraud in industry
24:00 Jan 10, 2026
40
WA SAO audits found inadequate DCYF oversight over child care subsidy program
12:37 Jan 9, 2026
41
'Flabbergasted’ WA daycare owner frustrated over alleged Somali fraud in industry
12:28 Jan 8, 2026
42
Seattle police: Arrests for drug use remain in place under clarified LEAD policy
8:06 Jan 7, 2026
43
DHS raid over childcare center fraud draws spotlight on WA program
14:00 Jan 1, 2026
44
Four Western WA counties granted $6.6M in federal funds for road safety programs
10:38 Dec 30, 2025
45
Weekend Edition | Seattle Children’s nurses vote to authorize strike as contract talks continue
24:00 Dec 27, 2025
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Seattle Children’s nurses vote to authorize strike as contract talks continue
10:31 Dec 24, 2025
47
Organizer to Seattle: No need to wait for final fed policy on homelessness
12:40 Dec 23, 2025
48
Weekend Edition | Seattle Mayor-elect Wilson’s staff working to align with ethics laws
24:00 Dec 20, 2025
49
Oversight board meets as 2025 closes with record WA child deaths/near deaths
12:30 Dec 19, 2025
50
Seattle Mayor-elect Wilson’s staff working to align with ethics laws
8:42 Dec 17, 2025
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