Gun dealer Don Teague behind the counter at his gun store in west Olympia. AUSTIN JENKINS / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Guns and domestic violence are a deadly combination. Now domestic […]Read More
Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced a series of steps to address the workplace culture in the agency. TONY OVERMAN / THE OLYMPIAN Listen The director of Washington’s […]Read More
U.S. ARMY Listen Could a hacker alter your voter registration to disrupt an election? According to a study by Harvard researchers out Wednesday, the answer is yes. The study says voter registration […]Read More
Listen Washington’s pre-paid college tuition program has been overcharging customers since its inception. That’s one of several allegations of mismanagement being made by an employee who was recently fired The […]Read More
Four employees were fired after an investigation found what it called an extremely sexualized culture at the Wells Hatchery, which is next to Wells Dam in Okanogan County. DOUGLAS COUNTY […]Read More
Opioid abuse has spiked across the country in recent years. FRANKIELEON / FLICKR Listen The opioid epidemic is claiming another victim: young children who are neglected by their addicted parents. […]Read More
Convicted murderers Charles Longshore, left, and Keith Closson have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Washington Department of Corrections for requiring inmates in segregation units to share electric […]Read More
Four employees were fired after an investigation found what it called an extremely sexualized culture at the Wells Hatchery near Pateros in Okanogan County. DOUGLAS COUNTY PUD Four Washington Department […]Read More
Four employees were fired after an investigation found what it called an extremely sexualized culture at the Wells Hatchery near Pateros in Okanogan County. DOUGLAS COUNTY PUD Four Washington Department […]Read More
File photo. The Goldendale Observatory boasts one of the largest, public telescopes in the country. It’s Classical Cassegrain telescope, shown here, was converted to Newtonian in 2016. TROY CARPENTER / […]Read More
A bipartisan group of Washington lawmakers held a rare August meeting in a basement conference room in Olympia to discuss a ‘fix’ to a Washington Supreme Court decision that has […]Read More
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources Building in Olympia houses the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. TONY OVERMAN / THE OLYMPIAN Listen A former deputy director at Washington’s […]Read More
Western State Hospital CEO Cheryl Strange has been named the new secretary of Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services following a national search. WASHINGTON DSHS Listen After a national […]Read More
FIle photo. Washington state’s director of elections has responded to President Donald Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity. PHYLLIS FLETCHER / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen Washington state’s voter rolls are “accurate,” […]Read More
The Chehalis School District broke ground on one new elementary school, but a second has been put on hold after the Washington Legislature failed to pass a $4.1 billion capital […]Read More
Washington State Capitol in Olympia. PHOTO CREDIT: WIKIMEDIA USER JAY8G / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Listen Washington Governor Jay Inslee says lawmakers have reached an impasse over a contentious water rights issue. That […]Read More
The sewage system in Carbonado, Washington, is leaking. STEVEN PAVLOV / WIKIMEDIA – TINYURL.COM/YBZAMJ78 Listen The sewage system is crumbling in Carbonado, Washington, near Mt. Rainier. And if Washington lawmakers […]Read More
A new report has highlighted the ”failures and tragedies” of Washington state’s Residential Habilitation Centers, including the Yakima Valley School in Selah. ESMY JIMENEZ / NORTHWEST PUBLIC RADIO Listen Last […]Read More
WSDOT / FLICKR Listen Time is running out for Washington lawmakers to pass a capital construction budget. Less than one week remains in the state’s third overtime session of the […]Read More
A Washington State Patrol trooper holds a gun after a lockdown at the state Capitol campus in Olympia, Wash. was lifted, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. TED S. WARREN / ASSOCIATED […]Read More
Republican Jinyoung Englund, left, and Democrat Manka Dhingra are vying for the state Senate seat in Washington’s 45th legislative district. AUSTIN JENKINS / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen First it was […]Read More
COLIN FOGARTY / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen Washington’s Attorney General’s Office has filed a major campaign finance lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union. The lawsuit announced late Tuesday accuses […]Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will be chair of the Democratic Governors Association in 2018 when 36 gubernatorial contests will be waged. He is shown appearing on Meet the Press on […]Read More
File photo. Professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman plans to file another $30 car tabs measure to the Washington state Legislature Tuesday. KEVIN MOONEY / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen For Tim […]Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee prepares to act on a business and occupation tax at the Washington capitol. AUSTIN JENKINS / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen In a move certain to anger […]Read More
Republican state Senator Joe Fain holds his son as he speaks at a rally celebrating passage of a bipartisan paid family leave bill that was signed into law on Wednesday. […]Read More
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman says she’s confident the state is in compliance with federal voting laws. Her office recently received a letter from the Department of Justice’s voting […]Read More
Secretary of State Wyman returned to work after several weeks of cancer treatment. TED S. WARREN / ASSOCIATED PRESS Listen Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman has returned to work […]Read More
File photo. The Washington Supreme Court is likely to decide later this year whether the new budget adequately funds the state’s school system. AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY / FLICKR – TINYURL.COM/ZWJ3D3J Listen […]Read More
CACOPHONY / WIKIMEDIA – TINYURL.COM/N3AC2EV Listen If you have a reservation at a Washington state park this weekend or you rely on state services, you can breathe a sigh of […]Read More
Republican state Senators John Braun and Ann Rivers speak with reporters about the compromise state budget and tax plan to fully fund schools. AUSTIN JENKINS / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen […]Read More
WSDOT / FLICKR Listen There’s still no word of a budget deal in the Washington state Capitol. And a partial government shutdown is just days away. Yet lawmakers remain optimistic. […]Read More
COLIN FOGARTY / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen It’s do-or-die week in Olympia. If lawmakers don’t pass a budget and send it to the governor for his signature before midnight on Friday, […]Read More
The Washington Capitol in Olympia. WSDOT / FLICKR Listen After weeks of deadlock, Washington lawmakers could be close to reaching an agreement in principle on a state budget, House and […]Read More
An image of a check issued by the state of Washington, which was sanctioned for failing to turn over evidence in a civil court case. Listen For the second time […]Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a third special session on Wednesday and said it was time to ”crack the whip” on lawmakers to get a budget deal and avoid a […]Read More
File photo. A partial government shutdown in Washington state would mean state parks closing just in time for the Fourth of July holiday. WASHINGTON STATE PARKS – TINYURL.COM/Y8ZLZ8CA Listen If […]Read More
A state senator from Seattle is renewing his call to rewrite Washington’s police deadly force law. Democrat David Frockt represents the legislative district where Seattle police shot and killed Charleena Lyles, a pregnant mother of four on Sunday.Read More
House budget chair Timm Ormsby, second from left, and Senate budget chair John Braun, on right, say they are working to get a budget deal by June 30th to avoid […]Read More
It looks like Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will have to call a third special session of the state legislature. The current overtime session ends Wednesday—and there’s still no budget deal.Read More
Online retailer eBay wants to stop an internet tax proposal in the Washington Legislature. To do that the company is rallying its customer base.Read More
Washington voters will likely get to weigh in on police use of deadly force. A ballot measure on that subject turned in around 360,000 voter signatures Thursday afternoon. That should be more than enough to qualify for consideration by the Washington Legislature and then probably go to the statewide ballot in 2018.Read More
With a government shutdown looming, Washington Senate Republicans are characterizing the status of budget negotiations differently than Gov. Jay Inslee.Read More
There are just 10 days left in Washington’s second legislative overtime session. And still there’s no sign of a budget deal.Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is sounding the alarm over the pace of budget negotiations at the state Capitol. During a media availability Monday, the Democrat said that it’s time for both sides to make “major moves” toward compromise.Read More
File photo. CenturyLink will pay nearly $163 million over 15 years to retain the naming rights to CenturyLink FIeld in Seattle. JELSON25 / WIKIMEDIA – TINYURL.COM/YD6R3KWQ Listen How valuable are […]Read More
A state legislative race in Washington is starting to draw out of state money. For one donor from Idaho that’s because the outcome could determine west coast climate policy. Read More
It’s only June in an off-election year, but yard signs are up and candidates are knocking on doors in Washington’s 45th legislative district. It’s just one race, but the outcome could decide who controls the Washington state Senate.Read More
Washington State Chief Privacy Officer Alex Alben thinks it’s time for an online consumer bill of rights. He discussed the idea Thursday on TVW’s “Inside Olympia” program.Read More
More than two dozen former federal prosecutors from western Washington are pushing back against new guidance from the Trump administration.Read More
