A bipartisan effort is underway to make permanent a program that allows rural fire districts to call in aircraft early during wildfires. An Eastern Washington lawmaker leading the effort on the newly filed House Bill 2104 says […]
A Washington lawmaker is raising alarms over skyrocketing administrative costs at the state’s public colleges-even as student enrollment continues to fall. John Sattgast reports from Olympia. State Representative Travis Couture, a Republican from Allyn, says […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 26, 2025 In early August, the leader of Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife had become so concerned with alleged behaviors of the citizen panel that he answers to […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardDecember 26, 2025 About 20 miles of U.S. 2 are set to reopen Monday on the east side of the Cascades, allowing access to the Stevens Pass ski resort, after […]
A Central Washington lawmaker says it’s time to modernize how counties select their coroners. State Representative Jeremie Dufault (DOO FOH) has introduced a bill that would end coroner elections and move the position to an appointed […]
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