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Accusations of mishandling sexual assault cases have been made against the King County’s Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

The proposed forestland conservation is funded by the Climate Commitment Act.

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA (NNPA) - Duke University plans to welcome National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F.

Duke University plans to welcome National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. as the 2024 Environmental Justice and Racial Equity Fellow. A distinguished civil rights leader, global business figure, faith leader, and public intellectual, Dr. Chavis will link his teaching, research and service contributions with Duke’s strategic objectives, notably climate change and racial equity.

Governor Jay Inslee unveiled an expansive supplemental budget for 2024-2025, featuring $72 billion in increased operating expenditures.

An alliance of conservative groups on Tuesday submitted nearly 425,000 signatures for an initiative to guarantee parents access to materials their children are taught in K-12 classrooms and information about medical services public schools provide. The proposed ballot measure, Initiative 2081, would codify a “parents’ bill of rights” on matters ranging from reviewing textbooks and […]

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2024 supplemental operating budget proposal would provide $6 million to help WSU compete in carbon allowance auctions.

To say the folks at Let's Go Washington have been busy is an understatement. The Redmond, WA based group started with an ambitious plan: get five Initiatives on the ballot for 2024 in an attempt to reverse some legislation passed over the last few sessions.

The request to help families with energy bills would come from the revenue collected in the state's cap-and-trade program, according to the governor.

SPOKANE — Gov. Jay Inslee is asking the Washington Legislature to spend another nearly $1 billion next year to mitigate climate change through clean energy, environmental justice and transportation projects.