May 31, 2021, 6:02am Latest News
George Floyd’s murder sparked worldwide protests against police brutality. When it came to new police accountability measures enacted in Washington state this year, the focus was on people killed closer… Read story
May 24, 2021, 6:03am Business
Washington state went all in on expanding public broadband this year. So much so, that the Legislature passed two different bills aimed at extending high-speed internet to people in rural… Read story
May 23, 2021, 6:07am Business
Southwest Washington business community leaders held their annual Legislative Review on Friday, quizzing lawmakers from the 17th, 18th and 49th districts about their work during this year’s session and their biggest priorities going forward. Read story
May 18, 2021, 7:00pm Clark County News
State lawmakers from Southwest Washington balked at Gov. Jay Inslee’s partial veto on a pair of carbon-curbing bills Monday, a move that legislators on both sides of the aisle are calling an overreach of the governor’s powers. Read story
May 17, 2021, 6:20am Editor's Choice
Before he was deported to Korea, John had visited there only once. He could understand some of the language from listening to his parents while growing up, but he wasn’t fluent or even conversational. Read story
May 11, 2021, 11:16am Latest News
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a measure that will soon offer an alternative to prison for people with a serious mental illness who commit a crime. Read story
May 10, 2021, 6:00am Latest News
At 19, Venus Aoki left Mexico because of the discrimination she experienced there as a transgender woman. Read story
May 4, 2021, 4:24pm Latest News
OLYMPIA — A new capital gains tax on high profit stocks, bonds and other assets was signed into law Tuesday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story
May 3, 2021, 8:04am Latest News
OLYMPIA— The idea of rental assistance — the government stepping in to pay people’s rent to prevent them from losing their home — is not new, but it has taken on a new prominence and urgency in the pandemic, as billions of federal dollars have helped pull tenants out from… Read story
April 28, 2021, 7:45am Latest News
OLYMPIA — It was a big year in state politics for programs that serve students and children. Especially the youngest ones. Read story