High-capacity magazine sales will remain illegal in Washington, a state Supreme Court Commissioner ruled Thursday after the law was initially deemed unconstitutional earlier this month.
In the race to lead Washington’s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal.
Gov. Jay Inslee and state officials unveiled a $45 million rebate program on Tuesday to help low-income Washingtonians purchase or lease electric vehicles.
The candidates who managed to clinch a party endorsement are not guaranteed a spot on the general election ballot come November. However, an endorsement earns them free publicity and fundraising help from the party in the coming months.
Ferguson spoke at a luncheon in the Spokane Convention Center to a room full of roughly 170 local politicians and community members, asking them to donate to his campaign. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and City Councilmember Zack Zappone spoke at the fundraising event before Ferguson stepped up to the podium.
Andrew Koeppen, who for six months has claimed to be the new chairman of the Grant County GOP, was seated with his slate of delegates at the Washington Republican convention in Spokane this weekend. But David Hunt says he is still the real chairman.
After a backlash, delegates returned Saturday for the final day of the state Republican Party convention in Spokane and endorsed gubernatorial hopeful Semi Bird, a day following party leadership’s attempt to to skip making an endorsement in the race altogether.
Roughly 1,800 delegates showed up to the three-day political gathering at the Spokane Convention Center, marking the annual event’s highest turnout in history, officials said. The GOP’s attempt to forgo making an endorsement in the governor’s race came after news broke that gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird was convicted in 1993 of a misdemeanor for lying on a credit card application.
Washington Court of Appeals Judge Rebecca Pennell is a step closer to serving on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington after she was nominated for the position by President Joe Biden in March.
Washington’s front-running Democratic candidate for governor is embracing a Republican idea that would hasten building of new ferries and slow the state’s push to electrify the fleet.
When a judge ruled Washington's ban on high-capacity gun magazines to be unconstitutional, the state issued an emergency order minutes later to keep the law on the books while the case moves through appeals.
The Washington State Department of Commerce announced that it will send roughly $850,000 in maintenance money to both the Cornerstone Courtyard Apartments at 151 S. Adams St. and the Hoffman Apartments at 2024 E. Hoffman Ave.
State Rep. Leonard Christian announced his candidacy Thursday for a state Senate seat being vacated by veteran lawmaker and fellow Republican Sen. Mike Padden.
The Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee is leaving the Legislature behind after serving for nearly 3 decades. He was first elected in 1980 to represent Eastern Washington's 4th legislative district in the House. He went on to hold his seat there for 15 years. In 1995, he served as the House majority floor leader.
When the price of precious metals began tumbling late last summer, so too did demand for stolen catalytic converters, the exhaust-cleaning components that can be cut from a vehicle’s undercarriage in seconds and sold on the black market.
