- Crew shortages force WA State Ferries to cancel nearly a dozen trips
- ‘They didn’t do anything': CPS closed case before Snohomish Co. child’s suspected fentanyl death
- Washington's drowning rate surpasses national average, the need for lifeguards has never been greater
- Seattle city attorney argues for crack down on drug abuse
- Washington State Patrol faces staff shortage
- Washington Ecology Department forms task force to address farmer fuel surcharge
- Several states adopt, advance new gun restriction laws in 2023
- Washington State Patrol experiencing historic staffing shortage
- Seven escape from Snoqualmie juvenile detention center
- KTTH Freedom Series: Seattle, Bellevue have dramatically different approaches to crime
- WA Rep. launches task force against fentanyl in central Washington
- State rakes in nearly $850M from capital gains tax
- Washington state council taps brakes on natural gas ban in new buildings
- Spokane's a better place for new grads than Seattle, index finds
- Washington farmers fume over fuel surcharge
- WA Cares paycheck deductions begin July 1
- WA State Rep. Chris Corry named ranking Republican on House Appropriations Committee
- Tribes ramp up pressure on WA over gas prices as climate laws’ effects take hold
- Senate Minority Leader John Braun, Republican lawmakers criticize Inslee over veto of sexually violent predator provision
- 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
- Rep. Peter Abbarno named Washington Green Hydrogen Legislative Champion
- Editorial: Now comes hard work of making drug treatment available in WA (The Seattle Times)
- Editorial: WA AG’s office ignoring judicial protocol at the taxpayers’ expense (The Seattle Times)
- Column: The dream of decriminalizing is dead, and more from WA’s drug debate (Danny Westneat/The Seattle Times)
- Opinion: Securing our southern border cannot wait (U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse/The Wenatchee World)
- Opinion: Understanding the personal cost of the drug crisis (Dave Somers, Snohomish County Executive/The Seattle Times)
- 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
- 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)
- Legislative Year in Review: "The Blake Fix: Part II" (May 16, 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
- State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights (AP)
- Inside House Democrats’ fight over debt ceiling messaging (Politico)
- Surgeon general issues advisory about social media risks for kids (Axios)
- Dozens of Democrats join GOP in passing bill on fentanyl-related drug penalties (The Hill)
- Fiber or fixed wireless? States differ on best bang for federal broadband bucks (Pluribus News)
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.