In this episode of The Elephant in the Dome, Senator Chris Gildon pulls back the curtain on the real issues facing Washington. From the controversial impacts of the Climate Commitment Act on gas prices and […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJuly 2, 2026 TUMWATER – Opponents of Washington’s new income tax on high earners turned in more than 500,000 signatures Thursday for an initiative to repeal the levy, nearly double […]
by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardJuly 2, 2026 State and local fire officials are urging Washingtonians to use caution lighting fireworks this weekend, especially as a statewide drought raises wildfire risks. Nearly every part of […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJuly 2, 2026 Washington officials hope to issue new recommendations by summer’s end for how governments release public records, with the goal of speeding up disclosure. Over 2,000 agencies are […]
YAKIMA, Wash. – The Bureau of Reclamation’s July 2026 total water supply available forecast for the Yakima basin indicates the water supply will not fully meet irrigation demands this season. The estimate of the total water supply […]
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