by Tom Banse, Washington State StandardFebruary 23, 2026 Budget writers in the Washington Legislature on Monday declared their intent to eventually buy more hybrid electric ferries to modernize the state ferry fleet. But newly unveiled […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardFebruary 23, 2026 Washington state Democrats are likely abandoning plans for a new tax on employers like Walmart and Amazon, whose workers get health coverage through Medicaid. The proposal came […]
by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 23, 2026 This is a developing story and will be updated Oregon House Republicans announced they would boycott the House floor Monday afternoon shortly after the Oregon Senate sent […]
by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 23, 2026 After several delays and an encroaching Wednesday deadline, a proposal to reschedule the date of a gas tax referendum to May finally passed the Oregon Senate. The […]
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 23, 2026 Good governance groups behind a historic 2024 campaign finance reform law are calling on lawmakers to vote against a proposal meant to provide technical fixes to the […]
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