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The Elephant in the Dome Podcast: Senate Republican Priorities, Budget Challenges and Transportation Funding

January 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

From the Washington State Association of Broadcasters and Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington legislative session preview:

Rep. Kevin Waters to serve as ranking member on House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee when 2025 session begins

January 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

Rep. Kevin Waters will begin the 2025 legislative session as the top Republican member of the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee. This committee considers a wide range of issues relating to state government, including state […]

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 […]