With less than an hour to spare, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new two-year, $43.7 billion… Continue reading
The state’s latest budget plan falls far short of what’s needed to fix the state’s floundering mental… Continue reading
A bipartisan budget agreement that has taken months to reach and addresses a court mandate… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that state lawmakers have reached agreement “in principle” on a new… Continue reading
With the deadline to avoid a potential government shutdown looming, legislative leaders said Tuesday afternoon they… Continue reading
Candidates for Port Angeles City Council Position 1 tackled questions Tuesday about issues facing the city including annexation, the city’s fight with… Continue reading
Port Angeles City Council members have gutted a 5-year-old ethics code that pro- and anti-fluoridation advocates wielded last year to target all… Continue reading
Another candidate has dropped out of an Aug. 1 primary race. Allen Hunt, a Port Angeles-area Clallam County Fire District 2 firefighter-paramedic,… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday called lawmakers back for a third special session, saying that “the… Continue reading
“My office has received more than 600 identical emails from constituents,” wrote Sen. Kevin Van de Wege, D-Sequim, via email this week. All… Continue reading
Washington lawmakers are nearing the end of their second special session, and with no signs that… Continue reading
Democrats and Republicans in Congress should hash out their own budget rather than using President Donald Trump’s “unserious” budget as a starting point,… Continue reading
A City Council candidate whose Facebook page included a March 2013 posting that joked about assassinating then-President Barack Obama said last week… Continue reading
Five candidates filed for election for two open offices during the extended filing period for Jefferson County, which leaves 14 positions without… Continue reading
West End-area fire district seats were all the rage during Clallam County’s special May 30-June 1 filing period last week. Six candidates… Continue reading
Rep. Mike Chapman thinks negotiators likely will reach agreement within two or three weeks of the second special session called by Gov. Jay… Continue reading
Superintendent of schools unveils six-year plan for schools
Filing week for the Nov. 7 general election ended Friday, but some candidates are still dropping out while others are needed. Just… Continue reading
State lawmakers adjourned their first special session Tuesday but were immediately called back into overtime by… Continue reading
Both Jefferson and Clallam counties will have an extended filing period open next week to try and field candidates for the elected… Continue reading