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Declining gas tax revenue and skyrocketing construction costs have plagued Washington state’s transportation budget for years.
Those twin forces had left budget writers searching for …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/15/25
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A crowd of about 250 people gathered at Michael T. Simmons Elementary School in Tumwater Saturday afternoon for a Let’s Go Washington signature-collecting event and rally that included a …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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12/14/25
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Nearly two dozen U.S. senators urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a letter, to “prioritize” a vaccine strategy for the highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The virus has …
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Cami Koons / States Newsroom
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12/14/25
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Democratic senators are considering an income tax on millionaires to help close Washington state’s persistent multi-billion-dollar budget gap heading into 2026. Republican leaders strongly …
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Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/12/25
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With the future of the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, uncertain as Congress remains deadlocked on extending enhanced premium subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, some 80,000 …
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Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/12/25
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has notified Let’s Go Washington that antifa-affiliated individuals and groups are calling for acts of violence and intimidation against volunteers and …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/12/25
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As rivers began to recede, the federal government on Friday approved Washington’s request for aid to respond to ongoing record flooding.
Gov. Bob Ferguson said he received a call from U.S. …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/12/25
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Union members at Pacific Northwest newspapers owned by McClatchy Media — including The Olympian — are raising the alarm about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/11/25
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Former Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge in federal court on Monday in exchange for a plea deal related to a protest last summer.
Stuckart is …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/10/25
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The Washington State Office of the Attorney General could soon have investigators rolling around the state with confidential driver’s licenses and plates under a proposal offered by Democrats …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/10/25
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a massive welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest at Gov. Bob Ferguson’s fundraising …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/10/25
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Pete Serrano’s time as a federal prosecutor in eastern Washington ended Tuesday.
His tenure with the U.S. Department of Justice may not be over.
Tuesday marked Serrano’s …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/10/25
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After letting funding lapse for nearly two years, Congress voted to renew crucial federal funding that rural counties and schools have counted on for a quarter century.
The U.S. House of …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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12/10/25
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TransAlta Corporation has signed an agreement with Puget Sound Energy to switch the last coal-fired power station in Washington state to natural gas.
The deal, which TransAlta announced Tuesday, …
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By Joseph O’Sullivan / The Washington State Standard
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12/10/25
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Amid a steady decline in K-12 enrollment, nearly 2,000 apartments were created from former school buildings across the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report by RentCafe.
The report showed a …
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By Esther Wickham | The Center Square
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12/9/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is holding a fundraising lunch on Tuesday with special guest, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is under intense fire after failing to stop a massive welfare fraud in his state.
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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12/9/25
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Washington state mistakenly issued nearly 700 licenses to drive trucks and buses to noncitizens who don’t qualify over the past seven years.
This issue has drawn heavy criticism from …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/9/25
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Two Thurston County men — both former members of the military — appeared in federal court in Tacoma on Friday for their alleged involvement in a brutal assault on Joint Base Lewis McChord …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/8/25
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced a series of holiday affordability measures that are aimed at helping families save money, enjoy public lands and support wildfire prevention efforts …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/8/25
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The Trump administration is touting its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program as the largest-ever U.S. investment in rural health care. But the government made minimal mention of Native …
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By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez / KFF Health News
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12/8/25
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