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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The First Amendment provides broad protection of freedom of speech and places stringent limits on the ability of government to regulate private expression, especially when the regulation discriminates ...

Trust in government is a cornerstone of American society, yet at times it seems to be at risk. Trust is especially important at the local level where members of communities may feel more directly ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: This blog post was updated on May 20, 2026 to clarify compliance deadlines for SB 5559 and SB 1096. Two bills passed during the last legislative session that will impact the local ...

Agency use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) is on the rise. ALPRs can be an effective investigative and enforcement tool given their ability to quickly capture and transmit vehicle data to ...