|
The latest Association of Washington Business quarterly survey shows bad news on the economic front, with 44% of business leaders saying they are considering moving their personal residence out of …
more
By Brett Davis / The Center Square
|
2/6/26
|
|
Senate lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would allow police to cite parked cars for expired tabs after several attempts from voters to cap annual registration fees at $30.
According …
more
Tim Clouser / The Center Square
|
2/6/26
|
|
A bill that would require some of the largest, most profitable oil and gas companies in history to pay damages for disasters fueled by climate change is back on the table after the Oregon Legislature …
more
By Robin Linares and Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
|
2/6/26
|
|
Gov. Tina Kotek and mayors of 31 cities have a message for the federal government: Stop all immigration enforcement in Oregon until recent violent incidents in Minneapolis, Portland and elsewhere are …
more
By Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle
|
2/6/26
|
|
Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal is calling for the state to use revenue from a newly proposed income tax to pay for public schools and higher education.
He laid out …
more
By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
|
2/6/26
|
|
With the NBA considering a possible expansion, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson met Thursday with the league’s commissioner to offer assistance in returning the SuperSonics to Seattle.
Ferguson …
more
By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
|
2/6/26
|
|
Gov. Bob Ferguson is said to be seeking to quietly resolve allegations that he violated state laws by allowing his former top adviser, Mike Webb, to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities …
more
By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
|
2/6/26
|
|
Washington tribes could get more say in management of state logging lands under proposed legislation
Two Washington tribal leaders could soon snag seats on the state’s Board of Natural Resources, which guides logging sales and other management decisions for millions of acres of public land.
…
more
By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
|
2/6/26
|
|
Washington lawmakers are considering restrictions to keep cities and counties from criminalizing camping on public property.
Dozens of cities across the state have implemented such bans in the …
more
By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
|
2/5/26
|
|
A Longview man is charged with felony harassment and third-degree malicious mischief for allegedly threatening to kill his roommate with a knife after screaming at what he believed were noisy kids in …
more
Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
|
2/5/26
|
|
Federal Way City Council President Martin Moore put up a Facebook post Tuesday encouraging students in the south King County district to walk out of class on Thursday and Friday in protest of …
more
By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
|
2/5/26
|
|
The mother of a Puyallup School District high school student who has been missing for more than two months provided emotional testimony at the state capitol Tuesday in Olympia.
Jodie Holman’s …
more
By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
|
2/5/26
|
|
As Washington state senators contemplate a proposal that would exempt some state employees' identities from public disclosure, a House bill would set up a task force that one critic says would …
more
By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
|
2/5/26
|
|
A bill that would dramatically change how sheriffs operate in the state of Washington is set for another public hearing Friday.
Senate Bill 5974 would give a state board the power to remove an …
more
By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
|
2/5/26
|
|
SILVERDALE — Arriving at the Bloodworks NW’s donation center late Thursday morning, Meg Hall is thrilled to see a full parking lot out front. A half dozen patients are already inside the small …
more
By Conor Wilson / Murrow News
|
2/5/26
|
|
Legislation to regulate the use of automated license plate readers amid concerns over federal immigration agents accessing data the devices collect, passed the Washington state Senate on Wednesday.
…
more
2/5/26
|
|
A 60-day legislative session can be a cruel thing if you’re hoping to see a bill passed.
Many policy ideas in the Washington Legislature met their end less than a month in, as they …
more
By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
|
2/5/26
|
|
With less than a year until Southwest Washington votes on who will represent the region in the U.S. House of Representatives, two fundraising frontrunners have appeared, and two others show they’ve …
more
By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
|
2/4/26
|
|
A last-minute effort in the Washington Legislature seeks to involve anglers in efforts to stabilize native steelhead populations in the state's rivers and streams.
State Sen. John Braun, …
more
By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
|
2/4/26
|
|
Oregon lawmakers have resurrected a bill aiming to restrict deployment of the Oregon National Guard for immigration enforcement and block other states’ guards from performing military duties in …
more
By Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
|
2/4/26
|
