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Inslee won’t seek another term
Washington Governor Jay Inslee announces he will not seek reelection next year after serving in the state’s executive role since 2013.
Opinion: Federal vaccine mandate on employees is ending; Washington state’s remains
Elizabeth Hovde believes the governor’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for remaining and future employees of small cabinet and executive agencies is misguided, discriminatory and outdated.
Senate Republican leader cautious about drug-law ‘special’ session
…’s proclamation that the Legislature will reconvene May 16. Washington State lawmakers are in a special session to work on a new law regarding the possession of controlled substances, with Republicans…
Governor signs second bill from freshman legislator Rep. Kevin Waters
Washington state governor signed a bill that bans the sale of products containing alcohol and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to protect public s…
SR 433 Lewis and Clark Bridge to close Sunday, July 16 for up to eight days for critical preservation work
The State Route 433 Lewis and Clark Bridge connecting Longview, Washington and Rainier, Oregon will be closed for up to eight days from July 16…
Interested in running for office?
The Office of the Secretary of State is accepting applications for public office during Candidate Filing Week, May 15-19, for nearly 3,400 local offices across Washington…
Opinion: Washington State Transportation Budget 2023-2025
Charles Prestrud of the Washington Policy Center believes the budget does not fund WSDOT preservation and maintenance at the level needed to achieve a state of good…
Opinion: 2023 legislative session and citizen activism
…ill offers a recap of the recently completed session of the Washington State Legislature.
Washington Legislature closer to a special session to pass a drug possession law
The possibility of a special session for the Washington State Legislature to address the decriminalization of possession of controlled substances has increased following the failure to…
Washington Policy Center hires Rep. Chris Corry as Center for Government Reform director
Washington state lawmaker Rep. Chris Corry, R-Yakima, has been named as the new director of the Center for Government Reform by the Washingt…
Daytime lane closures coming to I-5 in Vancouver, May 1
Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will utilize daytime single-lane closures on I-5 near Vancouver from May 1 t…
Lawsuit filed against Washington’s semi-automatic rifle ban
…groups and individual citizens have filed a lawsuit against Washington state’s new ban on firearms deemed “assault weapons” as a violation of the Second and Fourteenth Amendment.