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John Braun

Will WA lawmakers need a special session? And how much would that cost?

April 24, 2025, 10:53am Latest News

Inside the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, speculation about a potential special session is starting to swell. Read story

Students’ rights bill clears Washington Senate

April 14, 2025, 11:09am Latest News Free

Following a contentious floor debate, the state Senate approved a bill Friday that would guarantee public school students in Washington certain rights. Read story

Washington State University Vancouver's campus has been approved for a handful of new potential projects in the next few years that would transform the school as we know it, such as improved sports fields.

Washington lawmakers consider uncapping tax on big tech companies to fund higher ed

Washington State University Vancouver's campus has been approved for a handful of new potential projects in the next few years that would transform the school as we know it, such as improved sports fields.

March 7, 2025, 5:13am Latest News Free

A battle is brewing in the Washington Legislature over a Democratic bill that would hike a tax on large technology companies to raise more money for higher education, including student financial aid. Read story

Emma Pearson, 18, works through a packet at Choice High School in Shelton on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

New WA bill would support chronically absent high school students

Emma Pearson, 18, works through a packet at Choice High School in Shelton on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

February 27, 2025, 6:03am Northwest Free

Without a car or a nearby bus stop, Jessica struggled to get to school. As a high school freshman, she loved to play soccer, but without reliable transportation, getting to practices and games became difficult and her motivation faded — along with her in-class attendance. Read story

“They whisper to each other or are on their phone,” X user EricaPNW wrote in part on Feb. 11.

Are WA lawmakers who text and talk in hearings really listening? Some say ‘Not a good look’

“They whisper to each other or are on their phone,” X user EricaPNW wrote in part on Feb. 11.

February 23, 2025, 6:00am Latest News

Last week, a social media user wrote that she’d delivered testimony against a bill in the Washington state Legislature. None of the lawmakers in the committee seemed to be listening, she said. Read story

These boxes of petitions are for two of the six initiatives submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State in Washington in late 2023. Initiative 2111 was adopted by the Legislature and voters rejected Initiative 2109 in 2024.

Clash in WA Legislature over proposal to add rules for initiative signers

These boxes of petitions are for two of the six initiatives submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State in Washington in late 2023. Initiative 2111 was adopted by the Legislature and voters rejected Initiative 2109 in 2024.

February 19, 2025, 10:56am Election Free

A push by Democratic state senators for greater scrutiny of those circulating and signing initiative petitions advanced in the Washington Legislature on Tuesday over the objections of Republicans and the secretary of state. Read story

An apartment building construction site in Olympia, Washington in January 2025.

How Republicans want to fix WA’s affordable housing shortage

An apartment building construction site in Olympia, Washington in January 2025.

February 19, 2025, 10:54am Latest News Free

Getting more homes on the market and making housing less expensive for Washington residents is a priority for many state lawmakers this legislative session. Read story

Sen. Paul Harris, from left, joins Sen. John Braun and Sen. Annette Cleveland during the 2025 Legislative Outlook at the Hilton Vancouver Washington on Thursday morning.

Tax debate hangs heavy over approaching Washington legislative session

Sen. Paul Harris, from left, joins Sen. John Braun and Sen. Annette Cleveland during the 2025 Legislative Outlook at the Hilton Vancouver Washington on Thursday morning.

January 2, 2025, 10:27am Latest News Free

Washington Democrats are preparing for a legislative session where new taxes will be a major focus to solve a multi-billion dollar state budget hole. Read story

Washington state Capitol (Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)

Making sense of Washington’s multibillion-dollar budget hole

Washington state Capitol (Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)

December 17, 2024, 6:05am Latest News Free

Washington state’s budget is, to put it nicely, in a world of hurt. Read story

Rainbow fentanyl pills and powder come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

‘We can’t idly stand by and let children be harmed’: Lawmakers want to expand drug endangerment law

Rainbow fentanyl pills and powder come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

August 10, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

In early May, Vancouver police responded to their second call of the day involving a young child believed to have overdosed from illicit drugs — this one, a 3-year-old girl on fentanyl. Before they arrived, her grandmother gave her naloxone, a drug used to counteract opioid overdoses. It took two… Read story