The president of the University of Idaho says special interest groups with a "libertarian-based ideology" are putting in jeopardy funding for higher education in the state.
Should 'vaccine passports' be required?
Mayor Nadine Woodward will give her annual State of the City address on Wednesday afternoon.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Members of Washington’s Clark County Republican party voted this week to formally censure Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, of Battle Ground, over her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump. In a rowdy gathering at a church…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A tax proposal under debate by Washington state lawmakers could raise the price of soda, juice and sweetened coffee drinks. A state Senate bill would charge beverage distributors 1.75 cents for every ounce of a sweetened…
OLYMPIA, Wash - A bill that would prevent public schools from using Native American names, symbols or images as mascots or logos passed out of the Washington House Education Committee Friday and will now go to the full House for debate.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers on Wednesday initiated another shot at trimming an Idaho governor’s power during an emergency event that threatens residents’ lives such as the pandemic. The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to introduce a bill that is…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attempts by the Republican-dominated Legislature to wrest power from GOP Gov. Brad Little when it comes to emergency declarations during a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic appeared to take a hit Thursday. The Idaho attorney general’s…
After watching protesters destroy monuments in other parts of the country, a group of Washington senators wants to increase the criminal penalties for people who deface public monuments.
Governor Brad Little didn't mince words as he called out lawmakers over proposed legislation concerning COVID-response efforts.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Four months after wildfires destroyed much of the towns of Pine City and Malden, Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray hope a new administration will clear up funding to help the communities.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers released a statement on the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, wishing him success while expressing concern for his immediate agenda.
A Washington state representative says she has tested positive for COVID-19.
Governor Inslee directed Washington and U.S. flags be lowered to half-staff on Monday, in honor of two police officers who have died since the riot at the nation’s capitol on Wednesday.
The nation and the world watched in disbelief as a violent mob of extremist Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday. Now, some members of Washington state's delegation are declaring the President unfit for office.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Jay Inslee is calling news of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ plans to object the certification of the 2020 presidential election a “mark of dishonor.” Rep. McMorris Rodgers announced Tuesday her plans to vote against the certification…
SPOKANE, Wash -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers will join the growing list of Republicans who will vote against the certification of the Electoral College votes for the 2020 presidential election.
Durkan and the city went from optimism to a series of crises this year, from COVID-19 to social unrest and the city budget.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman on Tuesday certified the final results of Washington state’s election, two days ahead of the deadline. The state saw its second-highest turnout percentage, with 84.14% of the state’s nearly 4.9…
BONNER CO., Idaho -- According to the Bonner County Prosecutor's Office, the Bonner County Board of Commissioners cannot defund the Panhandle Health District during Tuesday's board meeting. If they choose to do so, it can only be done during a…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state is seeking to bar initiative promoter Tim Eyman from having any future financial control of political committees as a judge hears arguments that he solicited kickbacks, laundered donations and flouted campaign finance law in…
You have probably read the headlines, or scrolled through the tweets. At the center of it all is concern about election security, fueled by a president who believes voter fraud is rampant during this election. But how accurate are those claims?
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s schools chief was reelected after Democrats hit the panic button late in the campaign over the nonpartisan but sharp political race. Chris Reykdal, the incumbent state superintendent of public instruction, won another four-year term in the…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Thousands of people showed up to see their last-minute voter needs met at the Spokane Arena in the last days leading up to Election Day.…
