Cutting services or raising taxes: State lawmakers weigh how to fill big budget gaps
Even before taking office last week, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson had proposed $4 billion in spending cuts. That was on top ...
Meet the ‘technological optimist’ helping set Washington state’s tech, energy, and climate policy
Washington Sen. Sharon Shewmake is taking over as chair of an influential committee that's a clearinghouse for tech, energy ...
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Business Group Urges Kotek to Follow New Washington Governor’s Lead in Speeding Permits
Angela Wilhelms, the CEO of Oregon Business & Industry, the state’s largest business group, promptly wrote to Oregon Gov.
State agencies sued for violating climate law
The Washington Policy Center said Wednesday that it is suing the state Departments of Ecology and Commerce over the agencies’ ...
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Five years ago, CDC reports first COVID-19 case in Washington State
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Today, January 20, 2025 will be the five year anniversary of the first reported case of COVID-19 in ...
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WA appeals court finds WSU liable in hazing death of Bellevue teenager
A 19-year-old Washington State University freshman and a Newport High graduate, Sam Martinez died of alcohol poisoning in ...
Make WA’s landmark Climate Commitment Act more accountable
Up-to-date greenhouse gas emissions data, a third-party review and rebates for hardest-hit residents will ensure the landmark ...
WSU owed ‘duty of care’ to WA teen who died from hazing, court says
A 19-year-old Washington State University freshman and Newport High graduate, Sam Martinez died of alcohol poisoning in 2019 ...
'The Chick' changes hands: Freshman Reps. Michael Baumgartner and Emily Randall inherit famously bad painting as part of Congressional tradition
The newest members of Congress from Washington were officially welcomed to the state's delegation on Thursday with the ...
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WSU owed ‘duty of care’ to late student who died in fraternity hazing incident
Washington State University owed a “duty of care” to Sam Martinez, a student who died in a 2019 fraternity hazing incident, a ...
Dems ‘scrubbing the budget’ even as they say wealthy should pay their fair share
Nine days into the 2025 session, majority Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have yet to tip their hand on several ...
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How Washington’s education department is gearing up for the new Trump administration
We cannot give our tax money to corporations, nonprofits and churches to deliver a constitutional right like basic education, ...