WATCH: Ferguson’s own deadline on public records auto-deletion review has come and gone
(The Center Square) – Seven-and-a-half months after Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson said he was implementing a six-month suspension of a policy that, for years, let state agencies auto-delete Microsoft Teams messages every seven days, Ferguson hasn’t
CAIR’s Washington Takeover: Extremist-Tied Group Flexes Political Muscle From Seattle to Olympia
The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is waging a quiet but coordinated political campaign across Washington State, from Seattle’s mayoral race and spreading outward to city councils and legislative seats. Behind the endorsements lies a group with
Yakima County eyes potential tax hike after realizing new jail could cost $400M
(The Center Square) – Facing a multi-million-dollar deficit, Yakima County might ask voters to increase taxes next year to keep a debilitated jail afloat after finding out a replacement could cost $400 million. Financial Services Director Brian
Portland protests Trump’s plan to send federal troops to protect ICE facilities
(The Center Square) – Several hundred Portland, Ore., residents took to the streets Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s order to deploy federal troops to the city to protect federal buildings, including the U.S. Immigration and
WA AGO task force member: ‘No way’ to define domestic violent extremism
(The Center Square) – As the Washington State Attorney General’s Office Domestic Extremism and Mass Violence Task Force prepares a charter, debate continues over whether the task force can define what constitutes DVE or not, if it
Op-Ed: Washington’s digital ad tax is unwise, discriminatory and illegal
Idaho’s top real estate agents are not cashing commissions in Boise – they’re writing tax laws in Olympia. Washington state legislators keep raising the cost of doing business so fast that they may as well set up
Suspect arrested for killing 1, injuring others in shooting at Pennsylvania gated community
Bad Bunny announced as headliner for Super Bowl 2026 halftime show
Bad Bunny will headline the halftime show during Super Bowl LX, set to take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. The NFL made the announcement during halftime of the game
Bad Bunny announced as headliner for Super Bowl 2026 halftime show
Bad Bunny will headline the halftime show during Super Bowl LX, set to take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. The NFL made the announcement during halftime of the game
Suspect dead in shooting at Michigan church which left 2 dead, 8 injured
At least one person was killed and nine others were wounded in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan; a suburb of Flint, Michigan located about an hour north