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Lawmakers remain at impasse over healthcare tax credits as government shutdown continues

Lawmakers remain at impasse over healthcare tax credits as government shutdown continues

OLYMPIA – Discussions over extending federal health care tax credits remain at a stalemate as the ongoing federal government shutdown stretches into its 22nd day, now the second longest in the nation’s history. Standing on the steps of the...

Owner:  American Government
Washington state reaches agreement to preserve key portions of law requiring clergy to report child abuse

Washington state reaches agreement to preserve key portions of law requiring clergy to report child abuse

Clergy in Washington will remain mandatory reporters under stipulations filed today by the state Attorney General’s Office and the plaintiffs in lawsuits against the state over Senate Bill 5375. Under the stipulations, however, the state and...

Owner:  American Government
Washington State Department of Health secures USDA funding to maintain WIC benefits through October

Washington State Department of Health secures USDA funding to maintain WIC benefits through October

For immediate release: October 9, 2025 (25-123) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) received a second award of food funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, allowing us to maintain...

Owner:  American Government
Osteopathic physician located in Spokane County suspended due to being unable to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety

Osteopathic physician located in Spokane County suspended due to being unable to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety

For immediate release: October 20, 2025 (25-127) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery suspended the license of Spokane County osteopathic physician and surgeon Mark Hart (OP00001655) pending further...

Owner:  American Government
Governor Ferguson, WSDOT announce White River Bridge will reopen earlier than expected

Governor Ferguson, WSDOT announce White River Bridge will reopen earlier than expected

ENUMCLAW — Governor Bob Ferguson joined community leaders, elected officials and WSDOT leadership today to announce that the State Route 410 White River Bridge connecting Enumclaw and Buckley will reopen ahead of schedule. Based on an inspection...

Owner:  American Government
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“Town in Conflict” at Historic Washington State Park and Prairie D’Ane Battlefield,  October 31 – November 1

“Town in Conflict” at Historic Washington State Park and Prairie D’Ane Battlefield, October 31 – November 1

Learn about life during the American Civil War in Southwest Arkansas The Civil War was one of the most trying times in our nation’s history. Participate in Civil War School Days at Historic Washington State Park with your school group on Friday,...

Owner:  William Rayfield Walsh III
Chelan business wins Washington State Main Street award

Chelan business wins Washington State Main Street award

Aimee Sheridan, Executive Director HDCA, left, Pat and Linda Kelly, Kelly's Ace Hardware, Erin McCardle, Mayor, City of Chelan. At the Washington State Main Street Program’s annual Excellence on Main awards ceremony, Kelly’s Hardware in downtown...

Owner:  Chellan Valley Media Group
‘This is Native Land' explores Washington state history through contemporary art

‘This is Native Land' explores Washington state history through contemporary art

A gold-beaded TY Beanie Baby bear is displayed behind glass at the entrance to "This is Native Land," a permanent exhibition that opened this month at the Washington State History Museum. Long strands of human hair attached to the crown of the...

Owner:  Pacific Public Media & American Government
Olympia Events appoints Alex Lewis as chief operating officer

Olympia Events appoints Alex Lewis as chief operating officer

Olympia Events has appointed Alex Lewis as chief operating officer. The move strengthens its leadership as the venue prepares for a £1.3bn redevelopment. Lewis will oversee venue operations and support commercial growth. He will also help steer...

Owner:  Julian & Elizabeth Agostini

Seattle mayor's race and other key elections hit the homestretch

A week from today, ballots are due for a consequential election in Seattle. Voters will decide whether to keep Mayor Bruce Harrell for another four years or elect progressive challenger Katie Wilson. KUOW politics editor Cat Smith is here to break...

Owner:  University of Washington & American Government
Spokane leaders come together to give anti-camping enforcement more teeth

Spokane leaders come together to give anti-camping enforcement more teeth

Police in Spokane now have more discretion to cite people who are obstructing public property, lighting fires, or harming trees. Spokane City Council voted unanimously Monday night to pass an emergency ordinance called “Safe and Accessible Public...

Owner:  Spokane Public Radio, Inc. & American Government
‘It is a crisis’: Mayors share how housing has shaped their jobs

‘It is a crisis’: Mayors share how housing has shaped their jobs

Robbie Sequeira (States Newsroom) In U.S. cities big and small, mayors are finding their tenures shaped by housing shortages, and efforts to build more homes, so that people of any income can afford a place to live. In a series of conversations,...

Owner:  Martin Kidston
Georgia Democrats call on governor to use state funds to keep food benefits flowing during shutdown

Georgia Democrats call on governor to use state funds to keep food benefits flowing during shutdown

The political fallout from the ongoing federal government shutdown continued Monday in Georgia, as Democrats pushed to protect America's largest food assistance program while Republicans deflected blame onto Democrats in Washington. The latest...

Owner:  Walter E Hussman Jr.
Washington tax hike quietly slashes cancer-research cash, warns GOP Senator

Washington tax hike quietly slashes cancer-research cash, warns GOP Senator

Republican State Senator Majority Leader John Braun (R-Centralia) contends that state legislators’ decision to broaden the sales tax is inadvertently undermining funding for cancer research in Washington. In commentary published in The Chronicle,...

Owner:  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate: Louisiana federal workers feeling the effects of the government shutdown as pressure mounts

The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate: Louisiana federal workers feeling the effects of the government shutdown as pressure mounts

18 WASHINGTON — The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate this week published a news story highlighting the pain the government shutdown is causing federal workers in Louisiana. Louisiana’s Republican Congressional delegation in the House and Senate has...

Owner:  David Specht
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