Snohomish firefighters who refused COVID vaccine ask courts to reconsider ruling

After a trio of federal judges sided with a fire agency that put several firefighters on leave for not getting vaccinated, ...
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Jay Inslee, Running as a Climate Candidate, Wants Coal Gone in 10 Years

Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington has centered his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on a single issue, climate change. On Friday, he unveiled his first major climate policy proposal, ...
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Inslee: $200M for education from tax exemptions

SEATTLE (AP) - Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday he will push to close tax exemptions to find another $200 million for Washington's public schools. Republican leaders in the Legislature have said they will ...
Lynnwood Times

Billions of dollars in new sales tax on services take effect on Oct 1

A contentious new sales tax on services that Democratic state lawmakers relied on to pay for Washington’s latest state budget ...

Endangered hawk could threaten massive wind, solar project in Tri-Cities

The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, dealt a blow last week to a Colorado company that ...
The Spokesman-Review

Jay Inslee: Washington needs a Wildfire Victims Fund

As of today, the overwhelming majority of Washington is experiencing drought, and our state is bracing for another devastating wildfire season. Once rare and seasonal, wildfires are now a yearlong ...
MyNorthwest.com

Harger: Washington spent $4B on the climate. China erased it in a week.

Remember when former Washington Governor Jay Inslee promised the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) would cost just pennies? Washington drivers have paid $4 billion more for gas since then. That’s nearly ...