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The Washington Capitol Building in Olympia.

Forecast: Washington’s revenue projections are slowing thanks to inflation, uncertain economy

March 20, 2023, 7:41pm Latest News Updated 1 day ago

The state will have less money to spend in the next couple of years than expected amid inflation worries and an uncertain economy. Read story

WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is concerned about other states pulling away from a voter-roll database intended to safeguarding against voter fraud, as election deniers are now targeting that multi-state system, known as ERIC. (Matt M.

As election deniers target the U.S. voter database, Washington worries

March 20, 2023, 6:34pm Election Updated 1 day ago

In 2012, Washington and several other states helped form a nonprofit to help clean voter rolls and improve the accuracy of voter registration nationwide. Since then, the Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has allowed participating states to share and match voter data in an effort to tamp down… Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee shakes hands with Washington state Poet Laureate Rena Priest during his 2023 State of the State address at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

2024 Washington governor’s race taking shape — if Jay Inslee doesn’t run again

March 20, 2023, 6:04pm Election Updated 2 days ago

Gov. Jay Inslee isn’t yet saying whether he’ll seek a fourth term next year, but that hasn’t stopped a post-Inslee 2024 political landscape from starting to take shape. Read story

FILE - Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore., Sept. 26, 2020. Federal prosecutors have rested their seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. Jurors will hear testimony by defense witnesses before they begin deliberating.

Prosecutors rest in Proud Boys case; Vancouver man testifies

March 20, 2023, 4:04pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Federal prosecutors on Monday rested their seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. Read story

Woodland City Hall is pictured in Woodland on Monday, April 13, 2020.

Woodland City Council appoints Aaron Alderman to fill vacancy

March 20, 2023, 3:02pm Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

The Woodland City Council appointed Aaron Alderman, 53, to the council Monday, filling the empty seat left behind by Karl Chapman when he resigned last month. Read story

4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

March 20, 2023, 2:18pm Latest News

Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the latest trial involving members of the far-right antigovernment extremist group. Read story

Biden issues first veto, defending Labor Dept. ‘ESG’ rule

March 20, 2023, 2:00pm Politics Updated 2 days ago

President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control of the House in January — a move that serves as a prelude to bigger battles with GOP lawmakers on government spending… Read story