House Bill 1531 is a new piece of legislation that was advanced on Friday in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee with an 11-7 vote, split strictly along party lines.
Legislation to rein in the governor’s emergency powers passed out of a Washington State Senate committee Friday, but not ...
Just 48 hours after declaring himself “king,” President Donald Trump, in a highly public display, launched a verbal attack on ...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on our society. It affected us on a global, national, state, and local scale.
Limiting a governor’s emergency powers has been a topic of debate over the past few years in light of the coronavirus ...
The Lummi Nation broke ground on its stabilization withdrawal management services center — the first of its kind on tribal land in Washington — on Friday, Feb. 14. The facility will be the newest ...
While touring disaster areas in North Carolina and California on Jan. 24, 2025, President Donald Trump said he was considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Even with last week’s snow flurries, there’s no denying this winter has been unusually sunny. The lack of lowland rain has also translated into abysmal snowpack levels in the Olympic Mountains and ...
With dwindling federal funds and a looming state budget shortfall, Washington lawmakers are trying to figure out how to keep paying for services for crime victims.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Friday that FEMA has resolved 80 percent of Western North Carolina cases from the summer hurricanes, signaling another campaign promise kept by ...
Kristi Noem speaks during the Super Bowl LIX Public Safety Press Conference at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Feb. 3, 2025m in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images ...