Washington Votes Forum

Should the state continue to expand the use of tolls on area roads? EHB 1382 , which passed the House by a vote of 52 to 46 , directs the Department of Transportation to develop and operate express toll lanes on Interstate 405. The tolls would be between the city of Bellevue at 6th Street on the South...

Interesting bill of the day: HB 1929 , introduced by Rep. Marko Liias , would allow local governments to use a street maintenance utility tax to help maintain urban streets. According to Section 5 of the bill, the street utility tax would apply to residents, businesses, etc., and would be based on the...