‘An attack on American people’: Fmr. WA Gov. Jay Inslee on the politicization of disaster relief
Throughout his first term, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to withhold federal disaster aid from Democrat-led states and ...
Ex Washington Gov. Slams GOP For Threatening to Deny Aid to California
A former governor of Washington has ripped into the GOP for suggesting there should be strings attached to aid in the wake of ...
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Inslee names Ferry County woman to Fish and Wildlife Commission
A Ferry County woman has been named to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. Lynn O’Connor, of Kettle Falls, was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to replace outgoing commissioner Molly Linville. It ...
2nd bill filed to limit WA governor’s authority to approve locally opposed wind farms
In addition to Dye’s bill, Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, has filed Senate Bill 5015 to limit the governor’s authority by ...
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These States Will Keep Fighting for Climate Progress, Trump or No Trump
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Deskcollaboration. Even before ...
WA Republicans, Democrats agree: Don't touch firefighting spending in budget crisis
Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested cutting 6% of the state’s budget to offset shortfalls, but lawmakers on both sides said fire suppression funds should not be touched ...
‘Karma is real:’ Threats over California fire aid reshape disaster politics
There is growing unease among other blue-state Democrats that threats to condition disaster assistance will not be unique to California.
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Cowlitz County businesses account for nearly half of state's latest pollution fines
Cowlitz County businesses received nearly half of the $439,340 in fines the Washington Department of Ecology levied in the ...
‘Without journalism you have no democracy’: Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa’s warning
The relationship between big tech and journalism has grown increasingly complex, exemplified by the impact of Jeff Bezos’ ...