State lawmakers are more than halfway through this year’s 105-day legislative session, and fully funding education has… Continue reading
Port Angeles High School students plied U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer with questions about the future under President Donald Trump. The 43-year-old congressman,… Continue reading
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer discussed ethics, budgeting and creating a better economy at a town hall meeting in Sequim. The Monday night meeting,… Continue reading
President Donald Trump’s new travel ban is more legally palatable than the old one, Washington Attorney General… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order to limit state agencies’ help… Continue reading
U.S. Rep Derek Kilmer and Sen. Patty Murray have re-introduced Wild Olympics legislation to protect environmentally sensitive areas, support outdoor recreation and… Continue reading
With several communities voicing opposition to a proposed three-day halibut fishing season this year, legislators from the 24th District are confident it’ll rise… Continue reading
The Senate has taken another step toward bringing Washington state into compliance with federal identification requirements,… Continue reading
Jessica Wolfe was forced into sex trafficking shortly after her 19th birthday. Years later, after running away… Continue reading
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday that health care discussions at a weekend meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.,… Continue reading
The House has approved its long-awaited public education funding proposal with a 50-47 vote. Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, explained that the bill… Continue reading
Special elections across the North Olympic Peninsula — in which voters approved five levies across four public school districts — have been… Continue reading
The House on Wednesday approved its education funding proposal, but majority Democrats haven’t yet decided how… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday called on Republicans in the Senate to pass a measure delaying a deadline for a reduction in the… Continue reading
Washington state Solicitor General Noah Purcell has argued before packed courtrooms, but those crowds paled in comparison… Continue reading
The cutoff date for policy bills and initiatives in both houses of the state Legislature is now past, and lawmakers from the 24th… Continue reading
A three-member City Council subcommittee will draft a new resolution that would, if approved, declare Port Townsend a sanctuary city. The draft… Continue reading
Funding for a new bridge across the Elwha River on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port Angeles has been included in the state… Continue reading
An effort to abolish the death penalty in Washington state got a new push this year… Continue reading
Democrats in Washington state want to make sure that even if national Republicans and President Donald… Continue reading
