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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.

U.S. borrowers on lower incomes are increasingly struggling to keep up with their loan payments, according to recent data and bank executives, prompting banks to become more cautious about dishing...

WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court is not expected to block Washington’s new legislative district maps, paving the way for new boundaries that will cut the city of Wenatchee

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to block new boundaries.

New boundaries for Central Washingtons legislative districts might be set for the 2024 election. Or maybe not.

Washington state Sen. Judy Warnick, Rep. Tom Dent and Rep. Alex Ybarra are inviting 13th District constituents to discuss this year’s legislative session in a virtual town hall meeting 6

OLYMPIA — Lawmakers from the 13th District, which includes the southern half of Grant County, will hold a virtual town hall starting at 6 p.m. Feb. 21, according to a joint announcement from the legislators’ offices.

MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Rodeo Association gathered with volunteers and sponsoring partners on Saturday at the Grant County Fairgrounds for its annual banquet. This year’s event introduced a new award, Demo Derby Man of the Year. This honor went to one of the new 2023 directors of the board, Aaron Schrodt. Schrodt’s initiative to build and raffle off an opportunity to drive the Moses Lake Roundup’s Demo Derby car, paired with his work with new Vice President Alex Alvarado, earned...

For many Washington families, child care is not only expensive, it’s hard to find. Lawmakers are now looking to what might seem like an unlikely place to help solve the problem: the state’s forests. The Department of Natural Resources wants lawmakers to approve a bill that would allow the agency to purchase land and funnel […]

OLYMPIA — Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, proposed a new legislation to establish a pilot project aimed at reducing the high number of wildfire incidents in Washington state. The project involves fostering collaborations between public-private partnerships, local agencies and farmers.