- Need for home builders is ‘tremendous’ as current workforce nears retirement and housing shortage grows
- Washington collects $600 million more than expected for schools
- Seniors near scene of Seattle encampment homicide say state has 'turned their backs on us'
- Disturbing footage captures violent outburst inside Pierce County youth detention center
- Your questions about WA Cares, answered
- 3 shootings near Garfield High raise concerns about security, safety
- Life in prison reduced to 38 years for 1995 Skykomish River killing
- Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez failed to pay property taxes on her NE Portland auto repair shop
- There’s still time to receive an exemption from Washington’s long-term care tax
- OPINION: Republican resolve leads to better drug possession law
- WA has upped efforts to get naloxone into communities. Is it enough?
- Washington state predicts U.S. economic 'slowdown,' not recession
- WA fuel prices jump over Memorial weekend, 17th week of raises
- Washington officials seeking worker safety solutions after string of robberies
- WA individual health insurance market customers could face average rate increase of 9.1%
- As WA State Ferries cancellations, delays continue, here’s what to know
- You may still be eligible to opt out of WA Cares payroll tax
- Washington State Patrol experiencing historic staffing shortage
- Goehner leads delegation to South Korea to discuss economic development, further international relations
- Rep. April Connors promoted to assistant ranking Republican on Appropriations Committee
- Rep. Gina Mosbrucker to serve on Congressman Dan Newhouse's Central Washington Fentanyl Task Force
- Dent receives award for his legislative work in aviation/airport issues
- 4th District lawmakers to host in-person town hall on Saturday, May 27
- Editorial: WA paychecks will take a hit this summer. Long-term care tax is about to get real (Tri-City Herald)
- Column: Washington’s long-term care program still flawed as new tax looms (Kris Johnson President of Association of Washington Business/Kitsap Sun)
- Column: Predators in the neighborhood (Sue Lani Madsen/The Spokesman-Review)
- Opinion: Republican resolve leads to better drug possession law (Sen. John Braun/The Chronicle)
- Opinion: Jay Inslee’s legacy is a dim future for Washington’s family farms (Larry Stap is a Whatcom County dairy farmer and president of Save Family Farming/The Spokesman-Review)
- Rep. Peter Abbarno: Accountability and compassion at the heart of the Blake ‘fix’ bill
- Rep. Peter Abbarno: Make state government more open, transparent and accountable
- Reps. Mosbrucker and Abbarno: WA drug possession reform needs both accountability and compassion
- Rep. Joe Schmick: 9th District Legislators | Despite some bipartisan successes, public safety failures will be the legacy of the 2023 session
- Rep. Peter Abbarno: The time has come for an Office of Transparency
- The Impact: Dental workforce legislation. A review of legislation intended to bolster the dental workforce and increase access to care. Guests: Bracken Killpack, executive director, Washington State Dental Association and Marcy Bowers, executive director, Statewide Poverty Action Network. (May 31, 2023)
- Inside Olympia: Decline in Local News; Host Austin Jenkins talks with Lunell Haught, who teaches at Gonzaga University, and Dee Anne Finken, a former reporter for McClatchy newspapers, who chaired the local news study. (May 25, 2023)
- The Impact: An update on legislative efforts to overhaul the state's crisis response framework and implement the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Guests: Rep. Michelle Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, and Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines. (May 24, 2023)
- Legislative Year in Review: Firearms and controlled substances (May 17, 2023)
- Inside Olympia: Siting housing for sex offenders (May 18, 2023)
- During debate on the special session's Blake fix, Rep. Jim Walsh shares remarks on the bill
- Rep. Peter Abbarno explains what's in the new drug possession bill that passed the Legislature
- Rep. Greg Cheney says new drug possession law strikes the right balance
- Rep. Gina Mosbrucker - Special session floor speech supporting a stronger 'Blake' drug possession law
- Rep. Jenny Graham advocates for victims in a floor speech supporting new drug possession law
Listen | Radio Interviews & Reports
- Rep. Eric Robertson voices concern with KVI's Ari Hoffman about governor's veto
- Rep. Dan Griffey joins KVI's Ari Hoffman to discuss governor's veto to notify public of sex offender placement
- Rep. Jim Walsh tells Jason Rantz why he voted against the drug possession bill during the one-day special session
- Rep. Dan Griffey voices frustration with KTTH's Jason Rantz over governor's veto of sexually violent predator placement notification
- Rep. Jim Walsh tells KVI's John Carlson why he voted against the new Blake drug possession compromise agreement
- Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government (AP)
- ‘Not happy’: Key progressive pushes back on new food aid work requirements in debt deal (Politico)
- Meetings highlight unstable U.S.-China relationship (Axios)
- Manchin pipeline in debt ceiling deal prompts Democratic pushback (The Hill)
- What each party gave up and gained in the debt ceiling deal (CNN)
The Current | A Caucus Email Update
- April 21, 2023: State budgets; no new tax increases for now; no Blake fix yet; bad bills that have passed the Legislature; and good House Republican bills that have been sent to the governor.
- April 14, 2023: State budgets; advisory votes; vehicular pursuits; the Blake Fake; parental rights; and the Democrats’ new tax increase proposals.
- April 7, 2023: The state operating, transportation and capital budgets; the possibility of new tax increases; an update on important public safety bills; and bad Senate bills – including Senate Bill 5082 (abolishing advisory votes) and Senate Bill 5217 (ergonomics).
- March 31, 2023: House operating, transportation and capital budget proposals; House Republican opposition to an increase in real estate excise taxes (REET); and an update on two major public safety measures – Senate Bill 5352 (vehicular pursuits) and Senate Bill 5536 (drug possession and treatment).
- March 24, 2023: The Washington State Supreme Court ruling on the Democrats' capital gains tax, the revenue forecast and state budgets.