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OLYMPIA – State lawmakers want to rein in how license plate cameras designed to track vehicles can be used. During a public hearing Jan. 20, Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma, said federal immigration authorities are accessing data obtained by automated license plate readers and that's a major reason for regulating them. Trudeau is the sponsor of Senate Bill 6002, which would create a regulatory structure for license plate reading camera systems and the data captured by them. "...
OLYMPIA — With a $12-$16 billion budget shortfall hanging over the Legislature, House and Senate leaders and Gov. Bob Ferguson are offering different proposals to address the issue. The 2026 legislative session opened Monday, Jan. 12. Three panels of House and Senate leaders discussed the state’s transportation budget and general fund, while Ferguson renewed his support for a “millionaire tax.” The proposal would tax high-earners’ incomes. The biggest proposal to balance the budget is implementing the state’s first incom...
