SPOKANE, Wash. -- Representative Marcus Riccelli announced he will not be running for Spokane County Commissioner, but will instead campaign for re-election in 2022. Riccelli was the lead sponsor of the 2018 law that expanded the number of county commissioners…
SPOKANE CO., Wash. -- Former Spokane City Councilwoman Amber Waldref has announced her run for Spokane County Commissioner District 2. During her eight years on City Council, Waldref led efforts to clean up the Spokane River, to improve streets and…
Whatever the U.S. Supreme Court decides in its latest abortion case, Washington state has its own protections on the books.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington restaurants will no longer automatically include single-use items like utensils, condiments and straws with food orders. A new law goes into effect on January 1 restricting the use of these items and prohibiting packaged bundles of…
An Idaho law banning nearly all abortions would take effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion.
The new plan released by House officials last week requires representatives who don’t verify their vaccination status to undergo COVID-19 testing three times a week in order to work in their on-campus offices.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden will seek a sixth term as the state’s chief legal officer, he announced Monday. Wasden is seeking to extend his run as the longest-serving attorney general in the state’s history.…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Steve Hobbs was sworn in Monday as Washington’s 16th secretary of state, the first person of color to head the office and the first Democrat to hold the position in 56 years. Hobbs, who is…
Once she joins the Biden administration Monday, there will be no Republican statewide elected officials on the West Coast outside of Alaska.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As Washington lawmakers prepare for a new legislative session to craft and pass a supplemental budget, they’ll have more money to work with thanks to a steady increase of state revenues over the past year. Updated…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador filed paperwork Wednesday to challenge incumbent Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden to be the state’s chief legal officer. Labrador served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives before running…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature appeared ready on Wednesday to wrap up the extended 2021 session after a Senate committee killed three bills having to do with COVID-19 vaccine legislation. The Senate State Affairs Committee held all three…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill making it easier for Idaho residents to get worker compensation if they become ill after taking an employee-mandated vaccine sailed through the House and headed for the Senate on Tuesday. The measure passed the…
Some of the bills address whether kids should have to mask up in school. Others go head-on with the federal vaccine requirement.
The public doesn’t know if the state's bipartisan redistricting commission completed its work on time — or what exactly got approved — since talks happened mostly in private.
BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho has joined another lawsuit challenging President Biden's vaccine mandates. Gov. Brad Little announced Monday his state and 11 others are part of a Louisiana lawsuit seeking to stop the President's vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. "President…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers in a first-ever move in state history reconvened the Legislature on Monday after more than five months off to put forward about three dozen bills dealing with COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirements. The House…
An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of a 19-year-old intern who reported she was raped by another legislator has been stripped of a committee assignment.
On Friday, Zappone announced he had won the City Council District 3 seat with 50.52% of the vote.
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A North Idaho poll worker illegally handed out critical race theory information to voters on election day earlier this month, a former school board member said. Kootenai County Clerk Jim Brannon condemned such actions and…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Governor Jay Inslee has named Steve Hobbs as Washington’s new Secretary of State. Hobbs, a Democrat, will be the first person of…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- An attorney and a marketing professional have announced their candidacies to represent Washington’s fifth Congressional district. Natasha Hill and Ann Marie Danimus, both democrats, are seeking to replace incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who has held the seat…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order that seeks to move state government to an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2035. The order, signed Nov. 3, requires the 24 executive branch agencies under Inslee’s…
LEWISTON, Idaho -- Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad is running for governor of Idaho. The Democrat made the announcement Monday in Lewiston. Rognstad is a fourth generation Idahoan…
