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
A couple who survived last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas were among those who asked… Continue reading
The state’s elusive capital budget has been brought closer to realization now that a Senate committee… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal to tax carbon emissions across the state would be expected to generate… Continue reading
The 24th District’s two state representatives and the region’s 6th District congressman — all Democrats — are well on their way to… Continue reading
EYE ON OLYMPIA
State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege reports that three of the things he’s working on in the Legislature’s new term involve “serious threats… Continue reading
A proposed Senate bill and its companion in the House could provide Washington citizens greater transparency… Continue reading
About 100 gun rights supporters rallied on the steps of the Capitol building in Olympia on… Continue reading
Washington lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday for a 60-day legislative session, tasked with passing… Continue reading
Eye on Olympia
An unfinished capital budget, more education funding to satisfy the Supreme Court’s McCleary decision and a tussle over water rights — all left… Continue reading
A bill to be introduced this session would eliminate the death penalty in Washington state and… Continue reading
Most of Clallam County’s elected officials said in recent interviews that they are mulling running for re-election to their positions. After all,… Continue reading
Jefferson County’s elected officials said in recent interviews that they are mulling running for re-election to their positions. After all, the May… Continue reading
With a newfound majority in the Washington Senate, state Democrats have found an early target in… Continue reading
About $4 billion in new school construction and other projects throughout the state remain on hold six… Continue reading
Longtime jurist Jill Landes is hanging up her robes. The Jefferson County District Court judge and former deputy prosecuting attorney in both… Continue reading
