GOP lawmakers want 'pause' on Syrian refugees
Washington shouldn't accept Syrian refugees until the federal government convinces them it's safe, a group of Republican state lawmakers said.
Washington shouldn't accept Syrian refugees until the federal government convinces them it's safe, a group of Republican state lawmakers said.
Storm casualties and damage bring emergency declaration from Inslee.
Sen. Patty Murray asks Homeland Security to hold up on new rules for driver's licenses.
OLYMPIA -- The 2016 Legislature will have slightly more tax revenue than expected when they left last summer, but that won't be enough to cover the growth in state programs and new costs, like fighting this summer's wildfires.
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