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WA State Parks says budget cuts won’t undermine visitor access this summer
Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative…
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WA’s members of Congress react to passage of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Bold, beautiful, bloated, ugly. How the legislation is described depends who you ask. But Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful…
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Feds look at new way to get food stamp data
The Trump administration is taking a new approach in its attempt to snatch personal data of food stamp…
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Forest health survey: 545,000 acres of stressed or dead trees
More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington were sick, struggling, or dead last year,…
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Battle begins to keep an Army museum open in Washington
The Joint Base Lewis-McChord facility is one of about 30 the Army is targeting for closure.
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Gas tax will rise in Washington on July 1
Washington’s century-old fuel tax is going up again.
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WA denied federal request for personal data on food stamp recipients
Washington state refused to comply with the federal government’s recent request for personal data on residents who receive…
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WA lawmakers condemn political violence
A bipartisan panel of Washington state lawmakers devoted to increasing civility in politics is formally denouncing the murder…
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Tax collections tumble again in latest WA budget forecast
Washington lawmakers and the governor Tuesday got the grim state revenue news they’ve been expecting.
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FEMA again rejects WA request for bomb cyclone disaster aid
Washington won’t receive federal aid to cover tens of millions of dollars in damage to public property caused…
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State agency that oversees Medicaid will get a new director
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has found a new leader for the Health Care Authority, which administers Medicaid for…
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Toll exemption for buses crossing two WA bridges will end this fall
Public transit will no longer enjoy a free ride across two Washington bridges this fall.
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WA state lawsuit payouts skyrocket to more than $500M in past year
For years, foster parents in Eatonville, Washington, abused five girls, but the girls couldn’t hold the state accountable…