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WA schools ask for more time to spend $2.6B in COVID relief
Programs to address students’ social-emotional needs rely on continued access to the funds, superintendents say.
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How federal ‘revenue’ relief obscures local government spending
Washington cities and counties claimed more than $750 million of federal relief as ‘revenue replacement’ – and they don’t have to say where it’s going.
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Bisected by highways, a Spokane neighborhood shapes what's left
The final stretch of North Spokane Corridor construction reopens old wounds in East Central — and sparks a pilot program to address historical damage.
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Administrative delays cost Yakima County $1.1M in federal rent relief
Yakima was the only Washington county to have rent assistance funds forcibly reallocated under the federal 'use it or lose it' approach.
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Flush with federal cash, WA cities steer resources to police
Justice reform advocates have been disappointed by choices to spend flexible federal recovery funds on items such as tasers and new police cruisers.