This page provides an overview of the property tax levy lid lift for all cities, counties, and special purpose districts in Washington State, including informational graphics and sample documents.

The Washington Counties Risk Group (WCRG) will provide limited scholarships for this training. Those wishing to take advantage of this offer are asked to respectfully contact your WCRG risk manager, ...

This page provides an overview of what a "nuisance" is, as well as the constitutional and statutory authority for cities and counties in Washington State to declare and abate nuisances. It is part of ...

This page provides a general overview on the regulation of livestock and other farm animals in Washington State, including local code examples. It is part of MRSC's series on Animal Control. The ...

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 ...

This blog updates one originally written in 2019 by Aidan Mathis. Aidan was a legal intern at MRSC in 2019 while he attended the University of Washington School of Law. “First Amendment audits” are a ...

As defined in A Primer for Local Governments Understanding Data Centers, data centers are “facilities that provide critical infrastructure to power modern digital services.” Depending on the size of ...

Local government officials sometimes discover they have made procedural errors in assuming office—perhaps because of a missed or unfiled oath, an improperly timed appointment, or a residency issue ...

to distinguish between employees protected by just cause provisions and at-will employees, to clarify the main components of Loudermill rights and key features of each, to add information on the role ...

As I mentioned in PRA 2025 – A Year in Flux in January, we have been watching the progress of SB 6002 (aka “The Driver Privacy Act”) in the Washington State ...

This year the Washington State Legislature continued to consider and pass new laws intended to strengthen and protect our state’s election systems. These changes address access to elections services, ...

The U.S. Supreme Court (Court) recently decided Lindke v. Freed. The case changes Washington law regarding government social media liability and has important implications for local government ...