A not-so-funny thing happened on the long march to save Washington from the damaging undulations of climate change.
The state must tear out and replace soundproofing material on its two newest ferries because the U.S. Coast Guard is concerned it may cause excessive smoke and flames in the event of a fire.
Try as it might, Washington just can’t get this charter school thing down right.
For years, backers of this privately run, publicly funded model of educating endured rejection by voters worried that diverting public dimes in this manner might sink the state’s school system.
Gov. Jay Inslee isn’t making plans to run for president in 2016.
But a onetime political adviser is making the case why Washington’s first-term Democratic governor should go to Iowa and try to win the caucuses — even if he doesn’t want the job.
Public schools are not just underfunded by the state, as Washington’s Supreme Court has made abundantly clear.
These days Jay Inslee might be America’s most frustrated governor. And we may soon find out how much more frustration — and stomach ache — he can take.
When the state’s duly elected auditor disappears while in office does anyone notice beyond the shadow of the Capitol dome?
To lease or to own, that is the question.
It has vexed state lawmakers for months as they consider moving the Washington State Patrol into new digs.
To lease or to own, that is the question.
It has vexed state lawmakers for months as they consider moving the Washington State Patrol into new digs.
In the political crevice between “hail Mary” and “hell no” could be found the state House Finance Committee on March 13 sitting in judgment of an attempt to rewrite a 25-year agreement between the state and its largest private employer, the Boeing Co.
Lawmakers are looking at ways to make the election process cheaper for voters, easier to see who is funding campaigns and harder to run initiatives with financial consequences.
Democrats are trying to sort out what went wrong in the election and why the presence of Initiative 594 on the ballot didn’t motivate more of their voters to turn out.
Around the state there are still votes to be counted and races to be decided, but here are a few takeaways from Tuesday’s election.
