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Ybarra announces run for Washington Senate
QUINCY — State Representative Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, has announced his candidacy for the Washington Senate. If he…
House Public Safety Committee discusses use of force bills
Testimonial debate over the proper use of force rattled legislators again as House Bills 1735 and 1726 reached the Washington State House Public Safety Committee Tuesday morning.
Back to work: State lawmakers talk about goals, issues
Repairing holes in last year’s legislation and preventing future issues was atop legislators’ concerns during the annual Associated Press Legislative Preview o…
Othello School District voters to consider capital projects bond
OTHELLO — Ballots will be mailed to Othello School District voters this month and will include a proposal for a $51 million capital projects bond. Ballots sh…
Growing district, growing schools: Quincy looks for levy approval in February election
QUINCY — Quincy School District will ask voters to approve a $1.25 per $1,000 home valuation levy during a special election Feb. 8.
Royal School District voters to decide on EP&O levy
ROYAL CITY — Royal School District voters will decide the fate of a replacement educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy in a special election Feb. 28.
Grant County approves districts
EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners on Nov. 23 approved new boundaries for commission districts to reflect population information from the federal 2020 census.
Votes certified in general election
The Nov. 3 general election results were certified Tuesday evening, perhaps with surprises in some races.
Democrat runs for Congress, says central Washington needs attention
YAKIMA — Doug White looks back on some important lessons he learned while working in his grandfather’s vineyards as a child.
Warnick to lead Republicans in Senate
Members of the Washington state Senate Republican Caucus on Thursday elected Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, as their caucus chair and Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor, as caucus vice chair.
Job not done: State redistricting left up to court, will affect local legislators
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Redistricting Commission failed to reach an agreement on new legislative district boundaries by the midnight Monday deadline, me…
County officials to consider changes to Moses Lake UGA
EPHRATA — Changes to the urban growth area, or UGA, included in the recently approved Moses Lake Comprehensive Plan likely will be considered by the Grant Coun…
Senate candidate speaks in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley has a message for Washington and for incumbent Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat.
MLSD levy approval grows; Gaps widen in updated election results
MOSES LAKE — The latest round of election results Thursday afternoon showed a widening lead in those voting to approve the three-year Moses Lake School District replacement levy.
Quincy, Mattawa mayors maintain lead in updated election numbers
The mayors of Mattawa and Quincy have maintained leads against their challengers, but Quincy School Board and Wahluke School Board incumbents are losing their races in the updated results Thursday for the Nov. 2 ge…
Voters make the calls
MOSES LAKE — With the first results in from Tuesday’s off-year general election, voters in the Moses Lake School District were barely showing their support for…