And it's not like Jay Inslee doesn't know what's wrong. Inslee's own Justice Reinvestment Task Force fingered the problem in 2015: Washington is the only state in the nation that generally doesn't ...

The general election this cycle to replace retiring Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) will feature Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, and former Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican. The two were ...

WASHINGTON — Will a $200 tax credit be enough to save the Climate Commitment Act? On Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee rolled out the program in a subdued news conference on Seattle’s Yesler Terrace, noting how ...

In his final State of the State address to a joint session of the Washington Legislature, Governor Jay Inslee made a passionate plea to safeguard the state’s progressive achievements and protect ...

OLYMPIA, Washington — Washington state’s first-in-the-nation stockpile of abortion drugs will serve as insurance against future lawsuits seeking to ban the procedure nationwide or a second ...

Washington leaders are exploring a wildfire compensation fund as fire risks grow and legal pressures mount. A California law ...

Gov. Jay Inslee — and his environmentalist spirit — have been immortalized in an official portrait. Washington’s outgoing Democratic governor on Tuesday afternoon revealed the painting by Seattle ...

Governor Jay Inslee said he’s heard the excuses: It’s an election year. It’s too hard to raise taxes. It can wait until next session. The governor said it’s time for lawmakers to fulfill their promise ...

Gov. Jay Inslee poses for a photo in the Governor’s Office on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. Simone Carter [email protected] During his final State of the State address in January, then-Gov. Jay Inslee ...

With passage of a federal budget that cuts subsidies for renewables like wind and solar and an executive order promising to “end taxpayer support for unaffordable and unreliable ‘green’ energy sources ...

Let’s talk about Clark Richard Elmore. Elmore, from Bellingham, is truly a bad man. He is evil. He admits that back in 1995, he raped and murdered a child. Yet, oddly enough, he has a de-facto ally in ...