Retired and notorious ferry Elwha finds a port in Everett
The Elwha — which spent over half a century sailing Puget Sound and beyond, sometimes tearing up ferry docks or ramming rocks ...
WA, Seattle brace for second round of fights over ‘sanctuary’ status
It took just hours after his swearing in for President Donald Trump to reignite a fight he waged for four years against ...
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Richland asks WA state for ‘emergency’ $13.5M advance to cover school district bills
Eric Rosane erosane@tricityherald.com Advances in Washington state have not historically been sought by districts. Payne says school districts began petitioning for them last year as they began ...
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7 takeaways from Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s inaugural address
The 59-year-old Seattlite began his new role after 12 years as the state’s attorney general. He is Washington’s 24th governor. In his inaugural address, Ferguson mapped out his priorities: building ...
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The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’
By Benjamin Mullin After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored the newspaper’s traditional role as a government watchdog ...
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Did Republicans Take Washington in a Landslide? Not So Much
How Redistricting Helped Republicans: A New York Times analysis shows new maps drawn in 2024 stifled partisan competition for seats in the House and state legislatures, aiding the G.O.P. 2024 ...
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New Washington governor outlines goals as state faces multibillion-dollar deficit
Stephens, right, during a joint legislative session in House chambers at the Washington State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Washington Gov. Bob ...
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Bob Ferguson takes office as Washington's governor
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson was officially sworn into office Wednesday as the state braces in the face of a significant budget gap and changing federal leadership. Ferguson com ...
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WA is ‘a light to the world’ Gov. Inslee tells lawmakers in his final State of the State address
“And I thought of my state, and how we are doing something,” said Inslee, who sent Washington firefighters to Southern California to assist in rescue efforts. “We’re building a clean ...
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WA is facing a 'tough-on-crime' election. Will it make the state safer?
Photo shows The entrance to a building with the words 'Perth Children's Court' above the main doors. Lawyers, advocates and the police union believe a WA Labor promise to put some of the state's ...
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What to know about immigration in Washington amid threats of 'mass deportations'
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, there are about 580,000 DACA recipients as of March 2023 in the nation, with around 14,300 in Washington state. To qualify for ...
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The Washington budget mystery: How big is the state’s deficit really?
The second line in Governor-elect Bob Ferguson’s Budget Priorities released Thursday states: “Washington state faces a budget shortfall of at least $12 billion over the next four years.