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The county is looking to have a clearly defined drug enforcement code in place after the state legislature failed to agree on a permanent state code this year.

Rail service in central Washington is expected to improve thanks to a $14.5 million inclusion in the 2023-2025 Transportation Budget.  The funds will be used for the Connell Rail Interchange project north of the Tri-Cities.  The $14.5 million includes ...

Senator Shelly Short with Washington's 7th legislative district opposes both bills, saying they're anti-second amendment

The state House in Olympia unanimously approved a measure to help Washington become an international hydrogen hub.

12th-District Representative Mike Steele’s bill that would convert a low-income home rehab loan program into a grant program is progressing through the Senate committee.

12th-District Senator Brad Hawkins (R) and 13th-District Senator Shelly Short (R) both voted against this bill when it was in the Senate committee.

SB 5729 is proposing to permanently limit out-of-pocket expenses for insulin to $35, previously having the cost share cap expire on Jan. 1, 2024.

It only took a little more than ten years since it was passed by the Washington State Legislature, but the Evergreen State has now come in line with a number of others when it comes to tax credits being available to low income and working families.

Psilocybin is often called magic mushrooms for its hallucinogenic effects.

Now that the boundaries of Washington's 7th Legislative District have been expanded to make it the largest and most rural voting jurisdiction in the state, Reps. Joel Kretz and Jacqueline Maycumber have an even bigger job ahead of them in trying to convey the needs of Eastside residents to a largely-Westside set of lawmakers...