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He announced his candidacy Tuesday for the position being vacated by Brad Hawkins.

The state operating and capital budgets were approved by lawmakers in the last days of this year's legislative session last week.

More than half of the money is going toward the Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center, which supports area high school students.

Chelan County commissioners Tuesday discussed a letter they received from the Wenatchee substance abuse prevention group Together for Youth.

A Democratic-sponsored bill in the Legislature is drawing sharp criticism from Republicans. House Bill 2001 (HB 2001) would allow convicted felons to petition state courts to have their sentences reduced when meeting certain criteria. Twelfth District Rep...

The latest initiative to arrive would allow employees to opt out of the state's long-term health care program.

Twelfth District Sen. Brad Hawkins (R-East Wenatchee) says he'll continue to fight against a bill aimed at teaching the history of LGBTQ+ people in Washington's K-12 schools.

The bill passed by a 29-19 margin with one Republican mistakenly voting in favor of it.

Insurance companies are currently paying only a portion of the cost, forcing ambulance companies to bill patients for the balance of their costs.

Twelfth District Sen. Brad Hawkins (R-East Wenatchee) and other state lawmakers are looking for ways to pad the 16-year, Move Ahead Washington (MAW) transportation package that was passed by the legislature just last year. Due to inflation and the rising cost of labor and materials, the $3 billion package is already projected to fall well short of meeting its original goals and many lawmakers agre