OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A new bill aims to make watersports safer for anyone using a kayak, canoe or paddleboard. House Bill 1018, filed by Representative John Lovick (D-Mill Creek), seeks to apply the sames rules for operating motorboats to those…
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers has sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to approve disaster relief for the towns of Malden and Pine City. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray did the same Friday…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine, who came under fire for delays in unemployment benefit payments and the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars to fraud during the pandemic, is leaving her position to join…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state have introduced legislation that could increase the state gas tax, making it the highest in the country at 67.4 cents a gallon. The proposal calls for a 18-cent increase a gallon in…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to expand sports gambling in Washington state beyond Indian casinos and into privately-owned card rooms has been introduced in the state Legislature for the second consecutive year. The Senate bill seeks to expand sports…
The second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is scheduled to begin on February 9 after Senate leaders reached a deal to push it back, giving Trump's legal team more time to prepare and Senate Democrats a chance…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho Legislature to call itself into a special session passed the House on Thursday and is headed to the Senate. With a 51-18 vote, the House mustered the two-thirds threshold…
Washington State House Democrats have unveiled a massive $25.8 billion transportation package that would cover the next 16 years. To pay for it Washington residents will have to pay more at the pump and other places.
Observers say the votes to impeach from U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse signal a ‘civil war’ playing out within the GOP nationwide.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Representative Rob Chase, who recently filled the house seat vacated by Matt Shea, is continuing Shea's push to develop the new state of Liberty. When he was in the House, Shea repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, proposed a 51st…
Roughly 400 Washington National Guard members are on their way to Washington, D.C. ahead of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
KING CO., Wash. -- The campaign for former gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp has withdrawn its lawsuit against Secretary of State Kim Wyman and several county auditors alleging voter fraud in the November 2020 election. In the months after his loss…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho senators on Wednesday joined their House colleagues in introducing legislation seeking to wrest power from Republican Gov. Brad Little on emergency declarations like the one dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Four pieces of Senate legislation,…
WASHINGTON D.C. - Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers voted against impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday, though the House did impeach him for his role in the deadly Capitol riot. McMorris Rodgers was the only Washington representative to vote "nay" on…
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Representative Dan Newhouse (R) joined other House Republicans on Wednesday, saying he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. Newhouse is the second GOP representative from Washington state who has indicated they will do so. Rep. Jaime Herrera…
A western Washington congresswoman is the latest Republican to support the impeachment of President Trump.
Gov. Inslee extends security measures at the Capitol as FBI intelligence reveals a risk of uprisings in all 50 states.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has told associates that he thinks President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses when he incited a deadly mob to attack the US Capitol last week and that he's "pleased" Democrats are working to impeach the…
It’s legal for state lawmakers to carry firearms while voting on bills and conducting the people’s business.
IDAHO -- A North Idaho internet company is changing its tune, just hours after telling customers it would block them from accessing Twitter and Facebook. The owner of Your T1 Wifi now says the message was misinterpreted. Over the weekend,…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Legislature says a judge shouldn’t force its leaders to make additional accommodations for lawmakers during the coronavirus pandemic. Two Democratic lawmakers, Reps. Sue Chew of Boise and Muffy Davis of Ketchum, sued the Legislature…
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.
COVID-19, tax reform and police accountability top lawmakers’ agenda, but the threat of armed protesters hangs over their work.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington State Patrol received information about groups planning to "disrupt" Monday's opening of the state legislative session, prompting Governor Jay…
