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Your Chance to Check Out a Piece of History: The Original Washington State Constitution Document to be Displayed in State Capitol Next Week

January 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Archives will display the original 1889 Constitution of the State of Washington outside of the bronze doors of the House Chamber in the Legislative Building on Sid Snyder Avenue in […]

Ferguson pitches spending cuts, voices skepticism of ‘wealth tax’

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 9, 2025 Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson released his blueprint Thursday for chopping billions in state spending while investing millions in education and public safety in his first term — […]

Ferguson presses for $100M police hiring plan

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJanuary 9, 2025 One of Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson’s signature campaign promises was a $100 million proposal to help local police departments recruit officers. On Thursday, the incoming governor threw his […]

Yakima County’s two-year ban on solar may continue

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Questen Inghram, Washington State StandardJanuary 9, 2025 It’s been more than two years since Yakima County commissioners first approved a moratorium on solar development, and they want more time on the issue. An initial […]

Controversial state land transfer in Spokane is approved

January 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardJanuary 8, 2025 The state Board of Natural Resources has approved a controversial land exchange in Spokane that could lead to as many as 1,000 new homes on an undeveloped […]