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Field study
MOSES LAKE — Six decades of agricultural collaboration between the Columbia Basin and Japan were celebrated Monday…
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…
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…
Oregon bans mass gatherings, will close schools over virus
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is closing its schools and should prepare for thousands of cases of coronavirus, Gov. Kate Brown said.
Column: Even Yogi might wonder when it will really be over
The games are over, at least for now.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
Washington lawmakers adjourn 60-day legislative session
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) —
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…