On May 10, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed ESHB 1189 (TIF for Jobs bill), completing a bipartisan legislative effort to grant new powers of Tax-Increment Financing (TIF) to the state's cities, counties, and port districts....more
Washington’s Supreme Court published a pair of opinions last Thursday that are likely to give much wider berth to state and local policymakers across the field of land use and environmental regulation. ...more
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, which is charged with licensing cannabis businesses, does not need to consider whether municipal or county land use codes would permit a proposed facility in a particular...more