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Area residents facing rising rents shared their concerns and ideas for relief at a listening session with District 16 Rep. Mark Klicker, the ranking Republican on the House Housing Committee,

Walla Walla seniors facing rising rents in manufactured housing communities and apartments have an opportunity to share their plight with state lawmakers this week.

This illustrates everything that’s wrong with giving the state authority to override local land use decision-making. | Guest Opinion

Washington state's new capital gains tax is bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars more than expected, according to The Seattle Times.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill requiring wind-power companies to install aircraft-activated lights on wind turbines so blinking lights dont artificially light up Eastern Washington skies all night.

The Legislature passed 10 laws and put $1 billion toward one of Washington’s most pressing problems: a statewide lack of accessible shelter.

The Legislature passed 10 laws and put $1 billion toward one of Washington’s most pressing problems: a statewide lack of accessible shelter.

The three 16th District legislators plan to be in Walla Walla and Tri-Cities next week.

OLYMPIA – Signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, House Bill 1004 aims to deter bridge jumping by installing signs on or near bridges that provide information about the dangers of jumping from bridges and cold-water shock drowning. “These signs are meant to provide more information than just a ‘no jumping’ sign so that people can better understand the hazards related to a particular location,” the bill states...

Trooper Dean Atkinson was shot in the face and lost parts of two fingers last September. He is working toward returning to his job at the Washington State Patrol.