Washington Votes Forum

A public hearing is scheduled this afternoon for HB 2780 in the House Tranportation Committee. HB 2780 would limit the use of traffic safety cameras, as well as the fines for violations captured by the cameras. As written, the bill would limit the use of traffic safety cameras to two arterial intersections...

Bill of the Day: HB 2816 would allow local jurisdictions to create a street maintenance utility (SMU). The SMU would establish user fees for the purpose of street preservation and maintenance. However, some see this as a way to increase taxes without a vote of the people. What do you think?