Monday Week five begins with Fiscal Committee Cutoff, the last day House bill can move forward for the year prior to the February 7 deadline. At 10 a.m., the House…
Friday, Feb. 4
WA unemployment agency to cut nearly 800 staff Washington’s unemployment agency is sending out layoff notices to a quarter of its own staff, due to the loss of temporary federal…
Thursday, Feb. 3
COVID cases, hospitalizations dropping in Western WA Coronavirus cases are sharply declining in Western Washington and hospitalizations are showing signs of slowing as the surge of omicron cases that has…
House passes Rule bill to help small businesses recover from natural disasters
Olympia – Today, the Washington House of Representatives passed HB 1957 by Rep. Alicia Rule (D—Blaine), which will create a program to quickly assist small businesses after a natural disaster….
Wednesday, Feb. 2
Seattle police ‘failed to de-escalate’ before shooting man to death on waterfront, SPD watchdog says Two officers who shot and killed a man who was carrying a knife as he…