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More rain for Cascades, high winds for Columbia Basin this week
LEAVENWORTH — A second strong winter storm is projected to hit Washington this week, bringing heavy rains back to …
McMorris Rodgers will not run for reelection
WASHINGTON D.C. – Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, announced Wednesday that she will not be running for reelection when her current term ends in early 202…
Moses Lake library offering free citizenship classes
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake Public Library and Hand in Hand Immigration Services will begin their second round of free citizenship classes Feb. 27, after an inform…
WSU regents set 2024–25 tuition rates
PULLMAN – Members of the Washington State University Board of Regents met in Seattle Friday, taking action on several items as well as hearing reports from con…
CWU selects new dean of Education and Professional Studies
ELLENSBURG – Central Washington University’s College of Education and Professional Studies has chosen Selena Castro to fill its vacant Associate Dean position …
Legislature looks at lowering blood alcohol content statute
OLYMPIA – To curb traffic fatalities, lawmakers are proposing reducing the legal limit for driving while intoxicated.
Olympic stumble: Rent control bill passes House appropriations, fails in Senate appropriations
OLYMPIA — Legislation that would place a limit on raises in rent in Washington faces an uncertain future after a bill failed to advance in the Washington Senat…
Fighting sadness
COLUMBIA BASIN — A new program to identify and cope with depression in seniors is expanding to the Columbia Basin. It’s called “Do More Feel Better,” and it wi…
Washingtonians demand hearings on citizen initiatives
OLYMPIA — A sea of red, white and blue covered the Capitol steps in Olympia Friday as hundreds of Washingtonians waved American flags and demanded hearings on …
Multi-decade Grant PUD project three-quarters complete
EPHRATA — A decades-long project to upgrade turbines and generator units for both dams owned and operated by the Grant County PUD is three-quarters complete. U…
Hundreds rally for rent caps and affordable housing
OLYMPIA – As budget negotiations begin in the state Legislature, calls for affordable housing action and rent caps from the annual Housing and Homelessness Adv…
Overtime flexibility or worker rights? SB 5476 looks at flexible overtime rules for ag workers
OLYMPIA- Senator Curtis King, R-Yakima, introduced Senate Bill 5476 which will grant agricultural employers the flexibility to select up to 12 weeks in a calen…
WA Legislature examining school library content review process
OLYMPIA – A mandatory process to guide school districts should be required when protests erupt over books that deal candidly with sexual preferences and gender…
Warnick sponsors bill addressing farm water needs
OLYMPIA - Senate Bill 5517, sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, aims to address the balance between meeting farmers' groundwater needs and ensuring e…
Washington students show increased attendance and high school course completion
OLYMPIA — Three important indicators of student success are attending school regularly, passing all of their ninth grade classes, and completing advanced cours…
Providence settles lawsuit over low-income patient billings
SEATTLE — Providence Healthcare, which operates Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, among others, must forgive more than $137 million in medical debt a…