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An important discussion Wednesday morning at the Hapo Center in Pasco regarding the public defense crisis.Franklin County leaders tell us the issue comes down t

PASCO, Wash.-Franklin County will host a workshop on the ongoing public defender crisis at the HAPO Center on Wednesday, June 12 at 11 a.m.

May 17—The widow of a slain Tri-Cities bus driver wants to see a new Washington law protecting school bus passengers "go federal" after state lawmakers supported it earlier this year

EPHRATA — Two countywide elected positions in Grant and Adams counties, county Superior Court seats, all state Representative and some state Senate seats will be up for election in 2024. Two positions also are up for election on the Grant County PUD board. Candidate filing week is next Monday through Friday.

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- With fire season fast approaching, representatives from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Walla Walla County Fire District No. 4, Commissioner Gunner Fulmer and

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The conversation ranged from housing, child care and vaccine mandates to ballots, redistricting, gun legislation and polarization.

District 16 lawmakers will host three town halls in early April, inviting community members to join in dialogue about budgets, bills and more from the 2024 legislative session.

Mar. 23—New maps that shake up voting boundaries in Central Washington could have ramifications for lawmakers in the Walla Walla area.

A federal judge ordered new boundaries for state legislative districts in Central Washington on March 15, shaking up the seats of the senators and representatives the region sends to Olympia.