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Jay Inslee

In Washington, Inslee’s final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law

July 23, 2024, 7:45am Latest News

Standing at a transit center near four new wireless bus charging stations in a small community west of Seattle, Gov. Jay Inslee told transit and city leaders where money to… Read story

Here’s how some Democratic leaders in Washington responded to Biden’s announcement

July 22, 2024, 7:48am Clark County Politics

Prominent Democrats in Washington took to social media Sunday to praise President Joe Biden and his decision to withdraw from the presidential race, and some of them backed his endorsement… Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee visits the fourth Safe Stay Community off Main Street on Friday morning. Earlier, he visited with The Columbian’s Editorial Board.

Inslee to agency leaders: Money’s too tight for new programs

July 19, 2024, 11:56am Latest News Free

As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee fashions his last budget proposal, he’s told directors of state agencies to not ask for money for new programs or expansion of existing ones. Read story

FILE - Sonny Curley hands a cup of coffee to his father Harold Curley at their home near the ocean Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. The home has a rotting deck and black mold inside, and the family has had to evacuate several times due to flooding.

Money from Washington’s landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change

July 17, 2024, 7:56am Latest News

Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands, Gov. Jay Inslee… Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to reporters during a news conference in Seattle, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, as abortion rights supporters listen. Inslee announced that Washington state will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions

June 11, 2024, 4:17pm Health

Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee travels to Europe and meets with officials at Porsche and other companies

May 29, 2024, 8:24am Northwest

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee flew to Germany over the weekend for a three-day work trip to learn about electric cars before he embarks on a 10-day European vacation with his wife. Read story

Inslee rebuffs calls by gubernatorial candidates to buy diesel ferries

April 29, 2024, 7:46am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee is rebuffing calls to rethink the state’s insistence on building new electric ferries even as leading candidates to succeed him are saying they’d consider buying diesel vessels to ease the ongoing ferry system crisis. Read story