OLYMPIA… Senate Republican leaders say the governor chose the wrong side today in signing a new state operating budget that relies on the largest package of tax increases in Washington history. Despite earlier denouncing new taxes that would hit […]
by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMay 19, 2025 Labor advocates scored a win on Monday after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new law to extend unemployment benefits to striking workers in Washington. The governor’s […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardMay 19, 2025 On his first day, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson angered many Democratic lawmakers by demanding the Legislature put $100 million in the next state budget to help local […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Following the announcement of major service and job cuts at Valley Medical Center, State Senator Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor, issued the following statement criticizing legislative Democrats for ignoring repeated warnings about the mounting […]
A bill by a Republican lawmaker that could lead to the construction of affordable homes in Washington has been signed into law. John Sattgast reports from Olympia. House Bill 1096, sponsored by Olympia Republican Representative Andrew […]
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