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The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

From controversial to life-saving, these WA school bills are headed to Inslee to sign

March 11, 2024, 7:38am Latest News

Washington lawmakers had a laundry list of K-12 public education priorities when they opened for the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 8. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, second from right, and his wife, Trudi, meet with local teachers, parents, administrators and staff to talk about special education challenges at Ogden Elementary School on Feb. 9.

Washington Lawmakers, Gov. Inslee aim to help paraeducators

March 9, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

Representatives from Vancouver Public Schools met with Gov. Jay Inslee in early February to showcase Ogden Elementary School’s paraeducators and special education services. Read story

FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a signing ceremony in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Inslee closed out the final day of his last legislative session, Thursday, March 7, 2024, as Washington state governor by describing it as a banner year in the state’s fight against climate change.

As Inslee’s final legislative session ends, more work remains to cement climate legacy

March 8, 2024, 7:34am Latest News

Jay Inslee closed out the final day of his last legislative session as Washington state governor on Thursday by describing it as a banner year in the state’s fight against climate change. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, second from right, and his wife, Trudi, meet with local teachers, parents, administrators and staff in Vancouver to talk about special education challenges on Friday afternoon at Ogden Elementary School. Inslee said he planned to take stories about the staff’s experience in special education with him to future conversations with state legislators about education funding challenges.

Inslee visits Vancouver elementary school, talks special education challenges with teachers, staff, parents

February 9, 2024, 6:01pm Clark County News

Rachel Wassner is a vocal parent. When her son began middle school, he started to slip. His school, Wassner said, couldn’t provide the depth of special education services he needed. It left him quiet, confused and lost. Read story

Democratic state Sen. Joe Nguyen at a December news conference in Seattle. Nguyen was the lead sponsor of a bill this year, backed by Gov. Jay Inslee, to create greater price transparency in the oil industry. The legislation failed to advance.

Out of gas: Inslee’s oil transparency bill stalls in Legislature

February 6, 2024, 2:47pm Latest News Free

Gov. Jay Inslee’s drive to require oil companies to reveal more about their gasoline prices and profits ended Monday when a bill to impose new transparency rules on the industry lapsed in a Senate budget committee. Read story

Inslee presents ‘incredibly visionary’ Spokane with award for relaxing land-use restrictions

February 1, 2024, 7:48am Northwest

In 2022, politicians and city staff in Spokane responded to the growing housing crisis by drastically relaxing land-use restrictions to allow for denser housing like fourplexes and townhomes to be built in all residential areas in the city. Read story

FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint legislative session in House chambers at the Washington state Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. Inslee on Tuesday, Jan. 30, called for the state to develop best practices on how agencies should use generative artificial intelligence as it continues to incorporate the technology into government operations.

Washington state to develop guidelines for agencies using generative AI

January 30, 2024, 1:56pm Latest News

The governor of Washington on Tuesday called for the state to develop best practices on how agencies should use generative artificial intelligence as it continues to incorporate the technology into government operations. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee laughs after surprising staff by blowing his father's coaching whistle while running through his State of the State address in his office on the second day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

Starting his final year in office, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee stresses he isn’t finished yet

January 9, 2024, 3:57pm Latest News

Addressing the Legislature at the start of his final year in office, Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee returned to one of his top priorities and the issue that defined his brief presidential bid: climate change. Read story

A snow plow clears a highway exit after a winter storm on Feb. 23 in St. Paul, Minn.

Washington, Oregon warn of ‘Band-Aids and duct tape’ for road maintenance

January 8, 2024, 6:02am Latest News Free

As winter weather began arriving in mountain passes, the Oregon Department of Transportation issued a warning: The state was running out of money to plow roads and could “no longer maintain the state’s transportation system at the same level as we have in the past.” Drivers would need to anticipate… Read story

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, left, greets Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at the Vancouver Waterfront. Inslee was in town to talk about the stateÇ&fnof;Ùs commitment to replacing the aging Interstate 5 bridge.

Inslee’s last legislative session holds some of the biggest issues yet

January 1, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

Asked for a photograph in front of burgundy velvet curtains in his office in the Capitol last week, Gov. Jay Inslee joked that he’d look like somebody at his own wake. Read story

Tagged Articles:Jay Inslee

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