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 ...

Marquet’s central lesson is that great leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders by giving people authority ...

Tenant improvements on agency-owned property can be a gray area for local governments managing lease or rent agreements. When an agency has this type of agreement and a tenant improvement is on the ...

Washington’s emerging regional collaborations demonstrate that local governments can build capacity by working together.

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Cities and towns operating their own water and electric power systems may enforce payment of delinquent charges by disconnecting service. These materials are informational and are subject to change ...

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In April 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) adopted a final rule establishing accessibility requirements for state and local government websites and mobile ...

Attendees at MRSC’s recent webinar “Code Enforcement: Strategies for Effective Abatement,” a recording of which is available at our On-Demand Webinars, asked how local jurisdictions can effectively ...

Washington faces two parallel demographic realities: a rapidly growing senior population and a large population of children and young adults. More than 1.8 million Washingtonians are already aged 60 ...

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