Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and California’s U.S. Senator Alex Padilla today led a group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal […]
Washington’s 2026 legislative session ended with a historic income tax proposal, an $80 billion state budget, and major fights over agriculture, law enforcement, and business regulation. Senate Republican Leader John Braun joins The Elephant in […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardMarch 18, 2026 A new state law aims to erase any confusion about Washington’s ban on voting more than once in an election. Its approval follows a court decision that […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMarch 19, 2026 Thousands of cases have piled up in Washington as they await state testing to confirm if a driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Prosecutors […]
by Henry Brannan, Washington State StandardMarch 19, 2026 The federal agency that maintains the Columbia River’s shipping channel is proposing to build seven giant in-water pens as part of a $377 million project to manage […]
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