MRSC Print Newsletter
In addition to our regular e-newsletters, MRSC also produces a semiannual Municipal Research News print newsletter that we mail to city and county officials, state legislators, and other local government partners.
These newsletters include some of our most popular recent blogs, highlights of recent projects that MRSC has completed, answers to selected "Ask MRSC" questions, a Washington State trivia question, and more.
Below are our most recent editions.
Spring/Summer 2026 Newsletter
This issue highlights the CETCAP clean energy program, First Amendment audits, how the cessation of penny production impacts local governments, and questions we've answered about special events.
Plus: Which county hosts the first official state park, designated as such on July 20, 1915?
Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Newsletter
This issue highlights MRSC's expanded training program and addresses issues related to local government open houses/coffee chats, residency requirements, non-traditional work schedules, and prevailing wages.
Plus: Which county, when changing its namesake in 2005, left the county name intact but changed its logo?
Download Municipal Research News Fall/Winter 2025-2026 (PDF)
Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter
This issue introduces MRSC's new executive director and discusses court-related public records requests, incompatible offices, time off for employees to volunteer, and battery energy storage systems.
Plus: Washington's last stoplight on I-90 was located in which town?
Fall/Winter 2024-2025 Newsletter
This issue focuses on MRSC's 90th anniversary, including a look back at how technology and MRSC funding has changed over time, as well as examples of inquiries from nine decades of service.
Plus: Who led the Bureau of Governmental Research beginning in 1939?
Download Municipal Research News Fall/Winter 2024-2025 (PDF)