Ballots for the 2018 February special election have been sent out to voters in the Port Angeles and Cape Flattery school districts,… Continue reading
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Reps. Mike Chapman and Steve Tharinger are sponsoring House Bill 2940 with House Finance Committee chair Rep. Kristine Lytton to address business taxes.… Continue reading
A bipartisan effort in the Senate has passed a bill that would extend financial opportunities in… Continue reading
The state Senate has passed a ban on trigger modification devices that are designed to accelerate a firearm’s rate of… Continue reading
Legislators are once again pushing for an across-the-board manufacturing tax cut that was vetoed during the… Continue reading
Proposals before the state Legislature would grant new protections from sexual harassment and bullying in the… Continue reading
State lawmakers are considering a bill that could raise the legal age to purchase any nicotine… Continue reading
The marble walls of the state Capitol reverberated with the roar of drums and voices as… Continue reading
A bill passed in the state House of Representatives last year offers some hope for people… Continue reading
As lawmakers work on creating a task force meant to stamp out sexual harassment at the… Continue reading
Olympic National Park remained open to the public but bereft of visitor services Monday after the House and Senate voted to end… Continue reading
With environmental activists threatening a carbon tax ballot initiative, some manufacturing and energy companies are opting… Continue reading
Visitors to Olympic National Park will be largely on their own during the shutdown of the federal government, although Hurricane Ridge Road… Continue reading
The state Legislature’s passage of a capital budget Thursday was a day late for affordable housing… Continue reading
State 24th District Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Sequim, breathed a sigh of relief Friday following the passage of the capital budget Thursday but said… Continue reading
The state Senate passed several bills aimed at expanding access to voting and promoting minority representation… Continue reading
Passage of a water-use bill authored by Sen. Kevin Van De Wege of Sequim cleared the… Continue reading
Jim McEntire has heeded the call of the state House Republican Caucus. He’s running for office again. McEntire, a former Republican Clallam County… Continue reading
Legislation aimed at protecting the state’s sanitation workers has been introduced. On Martin Luther King Jr.… Continue reading
Two LGBTQ rights bills have passed the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee. The bills… Continue reading
