January 9, 2023, 8:15am Latest News
On an open-ended question in Crosscut-Elway’s annual poll, the single most-named issue registered Washington voters hoped the Legislature would focus on this session was “homelessness.” Read story
January 5, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
As the new year begins, so do Washington’s two key climate strategies. Read story
December 19, 2022, 6:25pm Latest News
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced legislative proposals on Monday that would prohibit assault weapons, require a permit to purchase a gun and make gun sellers potentially liable for negligent sales in the state. Read story
December 19, 2022, 7:15am Health
Gov. Jay Inslee and other top government officials are pitching budget increases and a series of potentially transformative policy proposals aimed at curbing long psychiatric-related hospitalizations known as “boarding” among the state’s youth. Read story
December 18, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News
Gov. Jay Inslee is ready to deliver the “audacious things” that his budget, released Wednesday, is promising for Washington residents. Inslee said his $70 billion budget for the 2023-25 biennium will tackle the state’s three most pressing priorities: homelessness, mental health care and the transition to a clean energy economy. Read story
December 8, 2022, 2:55pm Latest News
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson will request legislation for a statewide ban on the purchase or transfer of assault-style semiautomatic rifles as part of the latest push by firearms-safety advocates in Olympia. Read story
December 6, 2022, 6:02am Editor's Choice
Gov. Jay Inslee’s administration is now working to implement a 2018 voter-approved firearms background-check law that Washington officials had quietly set aside due to logistical and legal hurdles. Read story
December 5, 2022, 6:03am Latest News
If Washington extended no further east than the Cascades, Gov. Jay Inslee’s goal of no new gas-powered cars being sold here by 2035 would seem ambitious but relatively doable. Read story
November 3, 2022, 7:47am Latest News
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that he wants the state to focus on policies that will add new housing units in the upcoming legislative session. Read story
October 25, 2022, 4:26pm Clark County News
The Clark County Council last week unanimously approved a resolution supporting Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal to build a law enforcement training center in Vancouver. Read story
