by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 13, 2024 Washington state’s budget is, to put it nicely, in a world of hurt. There’s a big gap between what the state is collecting in taxes and what […]
by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardDecember 12, 2024 A pending land swap by the state Department of Natural Resources is sparking controversy in Spokane. The department wants to transfer nearly 200 acres southwest of the […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 12, 2024 A recount has confirmed Democrat Adrian Cortes’ victory in a fierce contest for an open seat in the Washington state Senate. Cortes, a Battle Ground council member, […]
by Bill Lucia, Washington State StandardDecember 11, 2024 Prices for Washington’s air pollution allowances rebounded at an auction this month, the first sale since voters upheld the state’s cap-and-trade program. The Department of Ecology on […]
As Democrats prepare for unilateral, supermajority control in Olympia, Republicans recall a more bipartisan era – 12 years ago, when the Majority Coalition Caucus, an historic alliance that ushered in a wave of critical reforms, […]
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