Western states launch vaccine alliance amid CDC shake-up
(The Center Square) – The states of California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii are launching the West Coast Health Alliance to provide immunization recommendations to their residents amid concerns of federal politicization of science. The partnership will launch
Ninth Circuit revives pollution case that could spare taxpayer-funded cleanups
(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court revived a decades-old lawsuit against a mining outfit on Wednesday, as Washington state and one group seek damages to aid taxpayer-funded cleanup efforts. The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower
Lawmakers eye bipartisan funding stopgap as appropriations bills make minimal headway
(The Center Square) – With 26 days until the federal government runs out of money, top appropriators have narrowed in on their preferred funding gameplan: push the equivalent of the Senate’s three-bill minibus through the House, then
WATCH: GOP says Ferguson deflecting to Trump for taxes he forced on Washingtonians
(The Center Square) – Surrounded by business leaders and government officials, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said Thursday a new report from the Office of Financial Management paints a grim picture of what President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs
Trans Minnesota Catholic school shooter said ‘furry’ ex-girlfriend was ‘root of my suffering’ in deranged manifesto: report
Trump DOJ considers gun ban for transgender individuals: report
WA teachers plead for more support in dealing with out of control students
(The Center Square) – Teachers and support staff in Washington’s 295 public school districts are operating under new rules about how to handle disruptive and out-of-control students, but some teachers say the new policies aren’t enough to
Madison Cawthorn preparing to run for Congress in Florida: report
NEW: DOJ launches criminal probe into Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations
Washington commercial real estate tax revenue down to pre 2020-levels
(The Center Square) – A Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council report found that the state’s commercial real estate excise tax revenue has fallen to pre-2020 levels before the Legislature altered the REET rate. Through 2019,