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.

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, ...

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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 ...

In my 20-plus years in government procurement, one thing has been a constant: market conditions are always in flux. When that happens, prices increase, which can lead to new costs for local government ...

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 ...

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 ...

Local governments across Washington state are using various methods to advance green building design and practices. While Part 1 of this blog series looked at common green building program components, ...