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Dent, Garcia outline budget priorities, leadership approaches
EPHRATA — As voters in Washington's 13th Legislative District prepare to cast their ballots, they will choose betw…
School reporting bill clears state house committee
MOSES LAKE — A bill that would allow school districts across the state to use a mobile app to allow students to report violence or dangerous situations anonymo…
Newhouse praises delay of water rule
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, is praising a Trump administration decision to delay the implementation of a clean water rule by two years.
Bill would help fund low-income housing
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are considering matching a federal tax credit for owners of low-income housing projects to encourage new development that might not o…
Warnick honored for police, sheriffs advocacy
MOSES LAKE — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, was recently recognized for her effort to strengthen the rights and quality of life for law enforcement around Wa…
Herald will livestream bond arguments
MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Herald will livestream on its Facebook page oral arguments before the state’s Third District Court of Appeals on last February’s disputed $135 million school construction bond.
State Senate votes to ban bump stocks
The state Senate voted recently to ban possession, sale or manufacture of bump stocks, a firearm attachment that works with gunfire recoil to bounce the trigge…
North Grant County seeks mosquito board applications
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Mosquito District No. 2, which handles mosquitoes in the north end of the county from Grand Coulee and Electric City to the southern end of Banks Lake is seeking applications from anyone i…
Lawmakers want easier access to rape kits
OLYMPIA — In most parts of Washington, rape victims may have to drive hours to the nearest hospital, only to find the facility is incapable of performing the e…
Speaking out on schools
MOSES LAKE — Nothing has changed since February 2017, when Moses Lake School District voters approved a $135.4 million construction bond.
Ephrata Democrat to challenge Manweller
State Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, will face a Democratic challenger for his seat in the Washington state House of Representatives.
Quincy OKs Microsoft deal, changes street name
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council gave the go ahead on Tuesday to a draft a final agreement with Microsoft allowing the company to finish paying for the city’s industrial wastewater reuse plant and recoup some of it…
House Republicans push for remote testimony
OLYMPIA — Traveling to Olympia to testify before the legislature can be difficult and dangerous for those who live east of the Cascades. The journey can take upwards of six hours one way, all to testify for as litt…
State lawmakers consider gun control bills
OLYMPIA — About 1,000 gun rights and gun control advocates met at the capital this week to testify on five bills that would affect the right of Washingtonians …
East Columbia Irrigation District election set for Feb. 8
OTHELLO — East Columbia Basin Irrigation District landowners will vote on a proposal to reconfigure the board of directors from five seats to seven seats.
Moses Lake schools face stark levy choice
MOSES LAKE — Despite the promise of increased school funding from Olympia, the Moses Lake School District is very likely going to face some tough spending choices in the next few years, especially regarding athleti…