Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan group of Senators to demand the National Science Foundation (NSF) halt its plans to dismantle the vital Ocean Observatories […]
Senators describe six-year-old boy who died while waiting for medical evacuation WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate […]
by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardJune 15, 2026 Washington state has slipped once again in a national education ranking. The new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Washington dropped from 27th in the […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJune 15, 2026 Faced with a budget shortfall this year, Washington Democratic lawmakers relied on spending cuts and other maneuvers to make ends meet. For one, they trimmed tens of […]
At last, WA’s iconic North Cascades Highway reopens by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardJune 15, 2026 The North Cascades Highway reopened on Sunday, restoring an economic lifeline for small communities east of the Cascades. The […]
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