Regional News

Sat, May 27, 2023 7:02 AM

Several states have already banned or are considering banning foreign ownership of farmland from U.S. adversaries such as China,...

Fri, May 26, 2023 3:26 PM

The Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife, or WDFW, is seeking to reel in public comment on proposed rules for the...

Fri, May 26, 2023 1:30 PM

With such hot button issues as police pursuit reform and drug possession front and center during this year’s session of the...

Fri, May 26, 2023 1:03 PM

The Washington Department of Ecology is forming a task force to examine a fuel surcharge plaguing state farmers. ...

Fri, May 26, 2023 12:56 PM

Seattle’s city attorney is calling on the City Council to approve her proposal to crack down on public drug use and...

Fri, May 26, 2023 12:45 PM

The Washington State Patrol is bracing itself for a trooper shortage after the graduation of its newest cadet class. ...

Fri, May 26, 2023 11:16 AM

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a joint amicus brief alongside 21 other attorneys general to support the federal...

Thu, May 25, 2023 4:35 PM

Two members of the Spokane City Council, along with two state representatives and a senator in Olympia, have secured $1.4...

Thu, May 25, 2023 4:00 PM

Washington has something of a reputation as an electric vehicle-friendly state. But a new study finds a much different situation...

Thu, May 25, 2023 3:20 PM

Washington state will ban hiring discrimination over pot use starting Jan. 1, 2024. Gov. Jay Inslee, a...

Thu, May 25, 2023 2:40 PM

As Seattle is expected to receive millions of dollars in a nationwide opioid settlement amid record-level drug overdose deaths...

Thu, May 25, 2023 2:16 PM

Dr. Karen Johnson was let go as Washington state’s first director of the Office of Equity. She had served in the position, part...

Thu, May 25, 2023 12:42 PM

The deadline to opt out of Washington state’s new payroll tax is approaching on June 1, but 200,000 eligible Washingtonians have...

Thu, May 25, 2023 12:01 PM

Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, is worried that recent technical upgrades stemming from...

Thu, May 25, 2023 11:50 AM

Western Washington University in Bellingham has broken ground on a nearly $74 million electrical engineering and computer...

Thu, May 25, 2023 11:48 AM

Washington state is seeing the effects of federal attempts to reduce inflation, as workers have been flooding the market. ...

Wed, May 24, 2023 4:13 PM

The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board, or CERB, will disburse over $10 million in funding for various...

Wed, May 24, 2023 3:46 PM

The Washington State Building Code Council, or SBCC, at a Wednesday special meeting, passed two motions related to the 9th...

Wed, May 24, 2023 1:45 PM

The Seattle City Council has passed a tree protection bill that seeks to expand protections to a total of 175,000 trees across...

Wed, May 24, 2023 1:30 PM

The U.S. House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is seeking answers to why Biden’s Department of Energy is allocating...