Story Gov. Jay Inslee visited a Seattle tiny home village this week as part of a day of meetings with Puget Sound advocates and government leaders on the state’s homelessness crisis while the Legislature considers more spending for policies that are …
With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the west, California, Oregon and Washington are moving together to update their masking guidance. After 11:59 p.m. on March 11, California, Oregon and Washington will be adopting new indoor mask …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee today appointed Angelica Williams to the Pierce County Superior Court. She will replace Judge Kitty-Ann van Doorninck who is retiring on April 1. Since May 2019, Williams has worked as an assistant United States attorney in the …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced two new appointments today to the King County Superior Court, Haydee Vargas and Jason Holloway. Vargas will replace Judge Dean Lum, who retired in January. Holloway will replace Judge Catherine Moore, who retires Feb. 25. …
Story With dropping hospitalization rates, improving vaccination rates, and broad access to masks and tests, Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the state can soon move into a less restrictive phase of the COVID-19 response. The lifting of statewide measures …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the appointment of Norma Rodriguez to the Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court. She will replace Judge Cameron Mitchell, who is retiring on March 11. Since 1994, Rodriguez has operated her own law practice in …
Story Climate change is here. NASA reports the last seven years have been the warmest on record , with 2020 tying 2016 for the hottest year on record. Warming temperatures and severe weather events are creating enormous economic, health and cultural …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today after legislators unveiled a new state transportation funding proposal. “The Move Ahead Washington proposal will provide major benefits to communities all across our state. As our state continues to grow, …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on the Republican National Committee's decision to censure two of its own members of Congress for investigating the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at our nation's Capitol. “Today, the national …
Board Served Member City Selected Date Appt Date Position End Technology Services Board William Kehoe Olympia 1/6/2022 1/6/2022 10/31/2024 Student Achievement Council, Washington Davon Thomas Seattle 1/28/2022 1/28/2022 6/30/2023 Statewide Reentry Council …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee today appointed Robert W. Grim to the Okanogan County Superior Court. He will replace Judge Christopher Culp, who will be retiring on March 31. Grim is a partner of Kuehler & Grim, a Winthrop law firm he co-founded in June 2021, …
Today, Gov. Jay Inslee thanked the Biden Administration after learning the state’s Major Disaster Declaration approved earlier this year to help individuals and families impacted by last November’s floods has been amended to include additional support. “We …
Story Almost two years to the day after the first case of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. was confirmed in Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis about how the state has responded and …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee today issued an emergency order to address the exponential increase in the European green crab population within the Lummi Nation’s Sea Pond and outer coast areas. The European green crab is a globally-damaging invasive species that …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an executive order that rescinds Directive 98-01, a 23-year-old document that was supposed to provide agencies with instructions on how to implement Initiative 200 (I-200) on affirmative action. Instead, the directive …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee today issued an emergency order to temporarily restrict non-urgent health care services, procedures and surgeries that are performed in hospitals as part of a package of measures taken to address the current COVID-related state of …
Story With COVID-19 cases rising due to the transmissibility of the Omicron variant, hospitals are seeing a dramatic increase in COVID hospitalizations. The health care staffing shortages have led hospitals to be at or over their capacity to treat …
Story Year after year, Washington ranks among the best economies in the country, and yet existing policies and systems have not enabled all residents to thrive. An estimated 1.7 million Washingtonians still do not have enough resources or income to …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today on the first day of the 2022 legislative session. “As the Legislature starts its work in a supplemental budget year, it should be anything but a quiet few months. This may be a short session, but we have a …
Story Yesterday, Gov. Jay Inslee issued a weather-related emergency proclamation due to a series of severe winter storms that have caused hazardous driving conditions, flooding and extended road closures. Today, the governor amended that order to waive …
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