***WATCH: Senator Murray’s exchange at the hearing*** Washington, D.C. — Today, at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing with U.S National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)—a […]
by Bill Lucia, Washington State StandardFebruary 3, 2026 Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson headed into this year’s legislative session endorsing the idea of an income tax on higher earners. But he’s not on board with the […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardFebruary 3, 2026 A year ago, Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, signed onto legislation to create a statewide version of a Seattle tax on the payrolls of Washington’s largest […]
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 3, 2026 Federal agents at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland are temporarily barred from deploying less-lethal munitions and chemicals at protesters unless the agents are in […]
by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 3, 2026 Whether you’re wondering when the state will finally fix that pothole, whether new restrictions on artificial intelligence are coming or if tips will be taxed despite new […]
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