4 ways the Legislature can strengthen WA Cares
Proposed changes include allowing more workers to opt in and utilizing market-based investing for greater returns to fund the ...
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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Tokeland crabbing: ‘ It’s unbelievable how good it is’
Tokeland, a small fishing town on the north side of Willapa Bay, has been a local hot spot for commercial crabbing for ...
Reliable Enterprises in Centralia to receive $2.75 million in state funds for affordable housing expansion
Reliable Enterprises in Centralia will receive $2.75 million in state funds for expansion of its Reliable Homes II project, ...
Half billion in state agency settlement payouts backdrop for WA GOP oversight bill
A 2024 settlement over water contamination at the Special Commitment Center for sex offenders on McNeil Island left the state ...
Green Hill whistleblower warns the inmates could ‘take over the facility’
A Washington Republican lawmaker has introduced a series of bills intended to curb what he views as systemic issues with the ...
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Steve Amrine steps down as head football coach at Kelso
Steve Amrine has stepped down as Kelso’s football coach after 12 seasons leading the Hilander program, Kelso athletic ...
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WA Republicans hope fifth time is the charm for emergency powers reform bill
Republican lawmakers in Washington state are taking another stab at emergency powers reform in the hope that a new governor ...
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Bob Ferguson is officially the governor of Washington state
Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, took the oath of office for governor on Wednesday in front of family, friends and lawmakers.
Republican leaders ‘pleasantly surprised’ at Gov. Ferguson’s bipartisan inaugural speech
“There’s part of me that wants to be a cynic and wants to be skeptical,” House Republican Leader Rep. Drew Stokesbary, ...
Lewis County social worker and counselor's credentials revoked by the state due to 2023 drug convictions
The Washington state Secretary of Health has suspended the credentials of a social worker and agency-affiliated counselor in Lewis County who was convicted in December 2023 for possession of meth with ...
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In inaugural address, WA’s new Gov. Bob Ferguson says he’s ‘here to reform’ government
Washington has a new governor for the first time in a dozen years. And Gov. Bob Ferguson made clear in his inaugural address on Wednesday that he’s ready to bolster ...