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Fourth Congressional District candidates share immigration policy opinions
MOSES LAKE — Eleven candidates are running in the primary election for Washington’s 4th Congressional District. Al…
Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase
California recall has enough signatures to make ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot, state election officials said Monday, likely triggering ju…
Washington Legislature approves new capital gains tax
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A new capital gains tax on high-profit stocks, bonds and other assets was approved Sunday by the Washington Legislature and now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature.
Awaiting census count, California ponders slow growth future
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In 1962, when California's population of more than 17 million surpassed New York's, Gov. Pat Brown celebrated by declaring a state holiday. In the coming days, when the U.S. Census Bureau …
House and Senate Democrats release final $59B budget plan
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — House and Senate Democrats on Saturday released a final two-year $59 billion state budget plan, just one day before the Legislature is set to conclude its session.
Cooling the temperature: Biden faces fractious Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Can lawmakers all just listen to the president — even for one night?
The Latest: Ontario getting military help for pandemic surge
TORONTO — The government of Ontario will be getting help from Canada’s military in dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections, while several other Canadian provinces are tightening health restrictions in hopes …
Harris tells UN body it's time to prepare for next pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic.
Legislature OKs plan to overhaul state's approach to drugs
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state's approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down its previous law as unconstitutional — a …
US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses ex…
Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP
PHOENIX (AP) — Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results in the stat…
Italy opens again amid hopes for real economic relaunch
MILAN (AP) — Lunch-time diners filled tables on Milan’s landmark Piazza Duomo even on a cloudy, windswept Monday, proof of the pent-up demand for eating out as Italy begins its second, and many hope last, reopening…
More action, less talk, distinguish Biden's 100-day sprint
WASHINGTON (AP) — The card tucked in President Joe Biden’s right jacket pocket must weigh a ton. You can see the weight of it on his face when he digs it out, squints and ever-so-slowly reads aloud the latest tally…
Harris to tell UN body it's time to prep for next pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the …
Cuomo on sex harassment claims: 'I didn't do anything wrong'
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In his