are indicating they may be open to putting restrictions on the governor’s broad emergency powers as Washington’s COVID-19 state of emergency approaches two years. Northwest Public News reports the Senate’s State Government and Elections Committee held a
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Ecology is penalizing British Petroleum $100,000 for two pipeline gasoline spills in a Seattle suburb. Ecology officials said Thursday that BP did some construction on the Olympic Pipeline in
SEATTLE (AP) — The head of the regional transit agency Sound Transit says revenue from fares on buses and trains has dropped significantly in recent years as operating costs climb, creating a “financially unsustainable” trajectory. CEO Peter
TACOMA — Hundreds of people in Tacoma gathered at the LeMay – America’s Car Museum to demand that city leaders address break-ins, vandalism and homeless encampments. The News Tribune reports the event was organized by Tacoma Safe,
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Legislature has fast-tracked a delay of the implementation of a long-term care program _ and the payroll tax that pays for it _ to address solvency concerns and other issues
SEATTLE (AP) — A new earthquake-warning app is available for Washington state. The Seattle Times reports the state said there are already two warning systems in place, but the MyShake app provides a third and possibly quicker
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state health officials say three people have died after testing positive for the flu and that flu activity has risen to moderate levels. The Department of Health said in a news release
YAMHILL, Ore. (AP) — Former New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof traded the concrete canyons of Manhattan and the ritzy New York suburb of Scarsdale for his old family home, located on a dirt road in Oregon,