RecyclingSenate Bill 5284, introduced by Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, will create a master plan and network for dealing with recyclables in Washington, to launch in 2029 or 2030. The Democrat-controlled House and...

Olga Lucia Herrera, community liaison at the Spokane Immigrant Rights Coalition, was told about the letter after someone brought it up to her and didn’t know what to do.Since then, she has...

Spill, which is now happening at each federal dam along the Columbia-Snake river system that has fish passage, allows out-migrating salmon to dodge the dams’ deadly turbines, increasing their survival rate and eventual returns.But...

Additionally, IHS employees were included in a buyout offer from the Trump administration, alarming tribal officials and Indigenous community leaders who fear that any employees leaving the understaffed, underfunded agency will force...

I had a chance to work closely with both men. They were rational, reality-based civil servants who cared deeply. They were also models of stewardship.Ralph, Washington's Secretary of State from 1981 to...

One of Ferguson’s most trusted advisors, Webb has been at his side in office and during campaigns for more than a decade, including last year’s gubernatorial race. Until Wednesday, he ran point...

Wednesday marked one of the most important days of their 105-day session: a deadline for bills to advance out of the House or Senate and be passed to the opposite chamber for...

Meanwhile, Washington State Ferries expects to open bids from one to three companies to build one to five hybrid electric/diesel ferries from scratch. Construction on at least one hybrid ferry is expected...