by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJanuary 16, 2026 Three Washington state senators said the biting testimony Pierce County’s sheriff delivered during a committee hearing Thursday was threatening to legislators. Sheriff Keith Swank delivered the remarks […]
by Bill Lucia, Washington State StandardJanuary 15, 2026 Microsoft President Brad Smith leads some of the tech giant’s work in areas ranging from artificial intelligence to cybersecurity to environmental sustainability. Right now, housing issues before […]
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 16, 2026 There’s an ambitious effort underway at the Capitol to overhaul how the state determines funding levels for schools, but lawmakers are torn over the timing and larger […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 16, 2026 Washington and Oregon will not have to build a drawbridge as part of the project to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridges across the Columbia River, the […]
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 16, 2026 Oregon homeowners who take steps to protect their homes from wildfire could pay less for property insurance under a southern Oregon state senator’s proposal to require insurers […]
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