An appeals court determined that biological men should be permitted to enter an all-female spa for ages 13 and up in Washington state—prompting a federal judge to issue a blunt dissent. In Olympus Spa v. […]
OLYMPIA… Today’s Senate vote on a final supplemental operating budget for the 2025-27 biennium gave Senate Republican budget leaders another opportunity to express their concerns about the inability of majority Democrats to restrain government spending. Like […]
In this week’s Capitol Buzz Radio Headlines with John Sattgast… The Washington Legislature wrapped up its 2026 session Thursday night after weeks of debate over taxes and state spending. House Republican leaders reflect on the final gavel, the marathon 24-and-a-half […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Jake Goldstein-Street and Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardMarch 12, 2026 The Washington Legislature concluded its 2026 session Thursday evening after passing a batch of budgets and navigating late-breaking drama over the elimination […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardMarch 11, 2026 Democratic state senators in Washington pushed a state income tax across the legislative finish line Wednesday after Republicans’ last-ditch attempt to derail it failed. On a 27-21 […]
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