The recall, which turned on Newsom’s approach to the pandemic, mirrored the nation’s heated political divide over business closures and mask and vaccine mandates, and both parties will dissect its outcome heading into the 2022 midterm elections.
Rep. McMorris Rodgers called the vaccine requirement "unacceptable and not the American way."
On Monday, the last American C-17 cargo plane took off from Kabul, marking the end of America's longest war.
On Thursday, Spokane County Superior Court Judge Bjelkengren ruled Spokane Prop 1 was beyond the scope of the local initiative process.
At least 12 U.S. service members were killed in suicide attacks at the Kabul airport on Thursday.
A milk bottle tie-breaker will be used to determine the Rockford candidate who will advance to the general election
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers slammed Governor Jay Inslee’s decision to issue mask and vaccine requirements.
A petition filed by Spokane voters claims Spokane City Council candidate Tyler LeMasters did not live in District 2 long enough to run for office.
In July, Gov. Jay Inslee announced all K-12 students, employees and staff will be expected to follow the rule this fall.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he would resign, effective in 14 days. "The best way I can help is if I step aside and let government get back to the governing," he said. This story is breaking and…
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Thursday signed onto an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could overturn the court’s landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- On Wednesday, Governor Jay Inslee will be holding an in-person to discuss the state's ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He will be joined by State Department of Health secretary Umair Shah, MD, and executive director of…
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell is one of three senators to introduce legislation that would help financially support local news organizations.
SPOKANE, Wash. -- On Friday afternoon, Spokane City Council members revised their emergency weather ordinance set for consideration during Monday’s upcoming legislative session. “We’ve listened to the community, we’ve heard the administration, and we are making accommodations to revise the…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The blistering heat wave that came through Spokane last week showed people need to protect themselves from it, and Mayor Nadine Woodward will be holding a public discussion about a proposed emergency update to an ordinance that…
Eleven candidates have now filed paperwork with the state indicating they will run for Idaho governor in 2022, creating a crowded Republican primary.
U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved the drafting of a “teaching document” that many of them hope will rebuke Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, for receiving Communion despite their support for abortion rights. The result of the vote — 168…
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials are planning to curtail nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast in especially bad years to help the Northwest’s endangered killer whales. NOAA Fisheries is taking public comment on the plan, which calls for restricting commercial and…
Governor Brad Little on Friday repealed Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin’s executive order banning mask mandates at government buildings and schools in Idaho.
Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, acting as governor, has issued an executive order banning mask mandates at Idaho government entities, including public schools.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Powerful Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke announced Thursday he’s running for lieutenant governor. Bedke made the announcement in the Statehouse, becoming the third current or former House member to seek the post. Bedke, a fourth-generation rancher…
Governor Jay Inslee will visit Spokane on Tuesday to tour two new buildings and meet with local leaders to discuss housing and homelessness.
SEATTLE (AP) — Tribal leaders and some state legislators in Washington state have criticized Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in a joint statement on Friday after he vetoed a bill that would require improved consultation with tribes about climate investments made…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin announced Wednesday that she’s running for governor. The 58-year-old Republican lieutenant governor announced the decision at a news conference in Idaho Falls with additional news conferences planned later in the day in…
