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Wildcats qualify 11 for Outdoor Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Track and Field put out a statement Tuesday to announce that 11 stude…
Idaho Senate approves affirmative action ban
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Thursday approved a measure banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public education.
Lawmakers repeal tax break for Boeing to resolve dispute
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved a revised bill to repeal a tax break for Boeing, a measure that was requested by the aerospace giant to resolve a long-running international trade dispu…
Idaho lawmakers eye fast exit if coronavirus hits Statehouse
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. Brad Little and leaders in the Idaho House and Senate said Thursday they've made contingency plans for a hasty end to the legislative session should someone in the Statehouse get the new co…
Case dropped against climate activists who blocked oil train
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A case against five people who built a garden to block an oil train's path will not proceed after the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday it would not schedule a retrial.
Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid coronavirus
Workers lost their jobs, parents came up with impromptu home lesson plans for children kept home from shuttered schools. Families fretted over dwindling retirement accounts, the health of elderly parents, and every…
Coronavirus concerns disrupt work at US state capitols
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mounting concerns about the coronarvirus spread to state capitols across the country Thursday, as some lawmakers halted their sessions, shut out the public and scrambled to finish work on…
Judge indicates car tab initiative could go into effect
SEATTLE (AP) — A King County Superior Court judge issued a ruling Thursday saying the car-tab tax cuts included in Initiative 976, with the exception of using Kelley Blue Book to calculate the taxes, should be allo…
Gov. Jay Inslee orders all K-12 schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties to close due to coronavirus
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee orders all K-12 schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties to close due to coronavirus.
Inslee orders all greater Seattle area schools to close
OLYMPIA (AP) — As the death toll from the new coronavirus reached at least 31 in Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday ordered that all public and private K-12 schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties…
Sex offender arrested at airport trying to flee country
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene police and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a sex offender trying to flee the country at the Eugene Airport early Thursday.
Washington lawmakers set to adjourn legislative session
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington lawmakers are moving closer to adjourning their 60-day legislative session Thursday, hoping to finish their work quickly amid growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the sta…
Crop-dusting bill heads to Idaho Senate for possible changes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A proposal sought by pesticide-spraying crop dusters that opponents say will leave people susceptible to getting hit with poison from above received significant pushback with a Senate committee …
Idaho House OKs money to fight coronavirus outbreak
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers moved at lightning speed Thursday to bolster the state's ability to fight the new coronavirus.
Coronavirus forces small businesses to rethink strategies
NEW YORK (AP) — Renee and Michael Brown planned to open a third location for their coffee company — and put their plans on hold when the coronavirus hit.
Idaho bill outlaws abortion if Roe v. Wade is reversed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Thursday approved legislation making abortion a crime should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide.