- Washington state population hits 8 million
- Outdoor recreation’s economic impact continues to grow
- Farmers and growers seek leeway under new agriculture overtime law
- Washington lawmakers look at shielding people from surprise ambulance costs
- State council updates energy efficient standards for new buildings
- States take on election deepfakes that mislead voters
- Tumwater mobile home tenants lobby against rent hikes
- WSDOT clears infamous Seattle encampment near I-5 after months of public safety concerns
- EV chargers: New target for Washington copper thieves
- Safety Commission to recommend lowering blood alcohol content level, return of DUI checkpoints
- Seattle faces its most violent year in three decades, 70 homicides
- Washington’s war on gas heats up
- How Kroger-Albertsons merger could affect Washington shoppers
- Support of EIS urged to expand Columbia Basin Project irrigation
- GOP lawmakers ramp up pushback on Snake River dam deal still in the making
- Seattle records most homicides in at least 44 years in 2023
- State Building Code Council adopts energy code amendments amid controversy
- Washington makes another run at heat pump rules
- ‘It’s not going to be secure’; Concerns grow after another Echo Glen escape
- Crime, taxes and artificial intelligence on tap as WA lawmakers prep for session
- 8th District lawmakers to host citizen’s legislative workshop at Richland Public Library on Dec. 7
- Rep. Leonard Christian to host in-person town hall meeting on Oregon Road fire response and upcoming 2024 session
- Cashmere FFA national champions, Goehner says a great example of the importance of CTE funding and legislative support
- 35th District lawmakers host town hall to provide update on Highway 3 Freight Corridor (Belfair Bypass) project
- Rep. Peter Abbarno tours Woodland, Ridgefield schools
- Opinion: WA Cares Fund webinar outlines many reasons to be leery of program (Elizabeth Hovde, Washington Policy Center/The Chronicle)
- Opinion: Washington’s police pursuit rules are putting you in danger. Mayors want them fixed (Jason Whalen, mayor of Lakewood/The News Tribune)
- Opinion: Inslee in state of denial over salmon recovery efforts (Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center/The Spokesman-Review)
- Column: Student discipline: Are schools equipped to handle behavioral extremes? (Claudia Rowe/The Seattle Times)
- Editorial: The answer to learning loss is within reach (The Seattle Times)
- Rep. J.T. Wilcox: Salmon are Washington’s shared legacy. Protecting them requires changing our hearts
- Rep. Mary Dye: Return excessive carbon tax profits to Washington motorists struggling with high gas prices
- Rep. Travis Couture: Standing up for social workers and the kids they must protect
- Rep. Keith Goehner: Washington state transportation system at a critical crossroad
- Rep. April Connors: The carbon tax on gas is burdening WA families. How we can lighten the load
- Inside Olympia: Senate budget Chair June Robinson, Sen. Karen Keiser's 'How to' book for new legislators. (Nov. 30, 2023)
- The Impact: The status of invasive giant hornets in Washington, An update on the effort to eradicate the invasive Northern Giant Hornet. Guest: Sven Spichiger, Washington State Department of Agriculture. (Nov. 29, 2023)
- Inside Olympia: Steve Lerch, Washington state government’s chief economic forecaster, discusses the state economy and the latest revenue forecast. Sen. Lynda Wilson, ranking Republican on the Senate Ways and Means Committee, discusses the outlook of the supplemental operating budget. (Nov. 23, 2023)
- Inside Olympia: New I-5 Columbia River Bridge. A discussion on the bi-state effort to build a new I-5 bridge with Project Administrator Greg Johnson, WA State Rep. Paul Harris, and OR State Rep. Susan McLain. (Nov. 16, 2023)
- The Impact: How legal sports betting changed coverage and emerging issues for regulators (Nov. 15, 2023)
- Environmental accountability: Rep. Jim Walsh shares concerns and solutions
- A message from Rep. Travis Couture on Veterans Day | November 11, 2023
- Video: Rep. Gina Mosbrucker meets with homeless residents at Camp Hope Yakima, listens to concerns of fentanyl drug crisis
- Legislative solutions in the spotlight: Rep. Jim Walsh addresses rising crime rates
- Rep. Travis Couture: Leaving social workers defenseless, failing on fentanyl is costing children their lives
- How regressive Democratic policies increased Washington’s gas prices
- How Republican resolve led to stronger state drug possession reforms
- Watch: House floor debate highlights
- The Democrats’ unfair and unpopular long-term care insurance program and payroll tax
- Holding state government accountable: Media coverage of Inslee Administration problems
Listen | Radio Interviews & Reports
- Rep. Jim Walsh discusses state culvert replacement program on Aberdeen's KXRO Radio
- Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber previews 2024 legislative issues on Wenatchee's KPQ Radio with Dave Bernstein
- Rep. Mary Dye tells KVI's Ari Hoffman cap-and-trade linkage to the California/Quebec market could further hike Washington's gasoline prices
- Radio Report: Lawmakers skeptical carbon auction linking to larger California/Quebec market would lower prices
- Rep. Mary Dye tells KXL's Lars Larson carbon auction linkage to California/Quebec may prove costly to Washington consumers
- Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached (Associated Press)
- Republicans’ border policy push is getting support from an unexpected corner (Politico)
- Young and low-income Americans experience inflation at higher rates (Axios)
- Senate GOP stages hearing walkout to protest Supreme Court-related subpoenas (The Hill)
- Judge blocks Montana’s TikTok ban from taking effect on January 1 (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.