OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy decreased by an estimated 7,200 jobs (seasonally adjusted) in February 2025, and the monthly unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.4%. As noted in the January 2025 employment report, high-profile layoffs in the private […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMarch 25, 2025 Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday reversed a decision by former Gov. Jay Inslee to allow a man convicted of a triple murder more than four decades […]
by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMarch 25, 2025 Federal immigration law allows the government to deport a person for a decades-old criminal conviction, regardless of their ties to the United States and whether they’ve […]
OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, released the following statement in response to the $78.5 billion operating budget proposal announced today by Senate Democrats: “The Senate Democrats’ budget does exactly what we expected — it raises taxes and […]
Sen. Drew MacEwen breaks down the Senate Democrats’ $78.5 billion budget, which includes $20 billion in new taxes. Instead of making necessary cuts, they increased spending, leading to higher taxes and a greater cost of […]
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