Category: Politics
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee has decided to plunge into the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race Friday. His decision mixed one part dire warning and three parts sunny optimism about a national campaign centered on halting catastrophic global climate change. At the time of the announcement, before a crowd of perhaps 200 supporters at A&R […]
Washington Governor Jay Inslee is expected to launch a candidacy for president. It will be the first by a Washington politician in more than four decades and the first devoted chiefly to the issue of combating climate change, with an announcement expected this week. Inslee has foreshadowed his plans running in the election as a […]
Just after the long-standing shutdown in the United States, the U.S. President resorted to declaring National Emergency for funding into the border wall. However, two of the three Republicans in Washington’s congressional delegation joined every Democrat in the U.S. House in voting to overturn President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern […]
Washington environmentalists and lawmakers now hope to refresh the momentum by legislation that would usher in an era of cleaner power generation after being stung by the November election defeat of a carbon-pricing initiative and repeated failures to pass ambitious climate bills in Olympia. The new House Bill 1211 would require Washington utilities to be […]
As the issue of homelessness is on the rise in Washington State, the lawmakers here are considering a bill that would provide the homeless people with a free ID card. People without any ID have a tough time renting an apartment, opening or accessing a bank account, using medical insurance, qualifying for federal benefits, like […]
As everyone is expected to switch their clocks forward by one hour at the beginning of daylight saving time in two weeks, it could be the last time they are doing it. Washington state lawmakers are considering several proposals to adopt year-round Pacific Daylight Time that will end the twice-a-year switch between it and Pacific […]
The University of Washington Medicine said on Monday that the medical files of about 1 million patients were visible on the internet for at least three weeks in December. As per the University, the files were exposed on December 4 because of “an internal human error.” The exposed files were the records the hospital system […]
City prosecutors on Tuesday filed a misdemeanor theft charge against anti-tax crusader Tim Eyman six days after store surveillance video showed him wheeling a chair out of an Office Depot in Lacey. Responding to the charge, Eyman’s attorneys quickly issued a news release and statement from their client, contending the entire episode was an honest mistake […]
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Tuesday that he is running for president in 2020. His 2016 electoral campaign has reportedly reshaped the Democratic politics. “Our campaign is not only about defeating Donald Trump,” the 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist said in an email to supporters. “Our campaign is about transforming our country and creating a government […]
As a convention, more Seattle City Council members are leaving public space than seeking re-election. Councilmember Mike O’Brien announced Wednesday that he would not run again. He will be choosing to leave City Hall of his own accord rather than attempt to retain his seat in District 6, which covers Fremont, Ballard, Green Lake, and […]
