Gov. Inslee Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Inslee talks clean energy jobs, Malden rebuild and battling climate change

By Mary Ellen Pitney May 25, 2023

Washington Governor Jay Inslee speaking outdoors with the Mayor of Malden, Ted Maxwell.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee visited Washington State University's Pullman campus on Thursday. He spoke with Northwest Public Broadcasting's Mary Ellen Pitney on climate-related issues including building more electric car charging stations, helping towns become fire resistant and recovery efforts in Malden, three years after that Labor Day fire.Read More

Gov. Inslee signs new drug possession law after special legislative session

By Northwest News Network May 17, 2023

The legislature is meeting to finalize a state-level policy on drug possession and addiction treatment, to avoid a patchwork approach across the state

The Washington State Legislature is reconvening Tuesday, as lawmakers aim to finalize new drug possession penalties and addiction treatment resources in the state.Read More

Washington ends COVID-19 vaccine requirements for state employees

By Northwest News Network May 12, 2023

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that he is rescinding the requirement for state employees to get their COVID-19 shot as a condition for keeping their jobs

Washington State employees will no longer be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination in order to keep their jobs.Read More

Washington’s McMorris Rodgers pushing for more hydropower, questioning ‘Big Tech’

By Lauren Paterson March 7, 2023

Cathy McMorris Rodgers sits behind a brown podium before a blue curtain in a maroon jacket in Washington D.C.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., leads the panel during an organizational meeting for the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. […]Read More

Gov. Inslee leans into housing and homelessness in 2023 State of the State address

By Tom Banse January 10, 2023

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee walks through the Capitol building in Olympia, en route to deliver his annual State of the State address, Jan. 10, 2023

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee emphasized housing construction and homelessness response during his 2023 State of the State address on Tuesday. The issue is a bipartisan priority for the state Legislature, but approaches differ among the lawmakers who convened in Olympia this week.Read More

Washington mask mandate to end March 21

By Austin Jenkins February 17, 2022

Gov. Inslee announces the end of indoor mask mandate

Gov. Inslee has announced Washington's indoor mask mandate will end on March 21,with a few exceptions Read More