State reports: COVID hit communities of color harder; Yakima Valley groups press outreach efforts It’s been a stubborn data set during the pandemic: Rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths…
Statement from Speaker Laurie Jinkins and Black Members Caucus Chair Rep. Jamila Taylor on Rittenhouse verdict
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Today, Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma), together with Black Members Caucus Chair Rep. Jamila Taylor (D-Federal Way), issued the following statements after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty…
Friday, November 19
First fires, now floods: British Columbia and Washington reeling from atmospheric river First they baked, then they burned, and now they’re inundated. The Pacific Northwest and British Columbia have endured…
Statement from Rep. Timm Ormsby on today’s state revenue forecast
OLYMPIA – Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-Spokane), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement regarding today’s revenue forecast: “While I am guardedly optimistic that this forecast will provide…
Thursday, Nov. 18
US Northwest, Canada devastated by flood, 1 death reported Residents of this small U.S. city along the Canadian border were assessing damage from flooding that hit an estimated three quarters…