Ferguson’s legislative director quits in governor’s office shake-up
Joyce Bruce's departure comes midway through a legislative session in which tensions have broken out between Ferguson and ...
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Debate heats up over Ferguson’s request for $100M to hire more police in Washington
The governor’s push for $100 million in new state funding to hire police officers has gotten complicated as this year’s ...
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In Our View: Ferguson police funding plan deserves support
It has not taken long for Gov. Bob Ferguson to differentiate himself from his predecessor. After 12 years with Jay Inslee at the helm of Washington’s state government, Ferguson has identified his own ...
Legislative cutoff marks end for these bills that could have become Washington law, at least for now
With the session more than halfway over, Wednesday marked the day most bills needed to pass out of their chamber of origin in ...
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Debate heats up over Ferguson’s request for $100M to hire more police in Washington
Gov. Bob Ferguson and others note Washington has for years been last in the nation in police staffing per capita. Ferguson pledged on the campaign trail last year to add more officers to the state ...
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No Cuts, No Furloughs—Tax the Rich!
Donald Trump is determined to harm working and poor people’s living standards. With 13 billionaires in his cabinet, including ...
National park gateway town fights to keep America's quietest forest accessible
The gateway town of Forks is finally getting funding to repair access to Olympic National Park's Hoh Rain Forest.