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This page provides an overview of vacation leave and other personal time off for local government employees in Washington State, including paid time off (PTO), bereavement leave, jury duty leave, ...

Hardly a day goes by without news reports of increases in the cost of living, growing wealth disparity, and volatile financial markets. The unpredictable nature of the current economic situation ...

Historically, we publish a single blog on all the legislative changes to the Public Record Act (PRA) itself and PRA exemptions in a given legislative session. This year, there were only three ...

This page contains information to help public agencies in Washington State adopt a small works roster process, including explaining what a roster is, which agencies are eligible, the statewide small ...

Since our Housing Call to Action was issued, SB 6026 (2026) now requires cities with populations over 30,000 to allow residential uses in commercial and mixed-use zones. Within Skagit County, only the ...

Below is the complete list of local government fee and rate schedules in our Sample Document Library. You may also search fee/rate schedules by keyword using the search box below. If you have sample ...

This page describes the direct contracting process that may (optionally) be used by public agencies in Washington State for small works roster contracts under $150,000, including rotation, negotiation ...

SB 5156 directs the State Building Code Council to consider elevator safety standards and adopt standards for smaller elevators in certain apartment buildings. SB 5552 requires the State Building Code ...

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