3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (260+ words) OLYMPIA, WA – A national waste management company faces over $1 million in Washington state fines for alleged mishandling of used oil, solvents and other toxic materials. Last week, the state Department of Ecology fined Crystal Clean $1.04 million after its Lakewood location…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (631+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – The hotly contested U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting usurps Congress’ authority, as well as states’ power to administer elections, more than 250 current and former members of Congress said in a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (902+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. – State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration’s threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. But experts say there’s still confusion about President Donald Trump’s decisions to approve or deny disaster declarations,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1201+ words) OLYMPIA, WA – Five races for seats on Washington’s state Supreme Court are set to get much more attention over the next two months. These races typically pass by without much notice as incumbent justices often sail to reelection to the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (313+ words) Washington state houses about 126 data centers and related facilities with a footprint of nearly 7 million square feet, according to the research firm Baxtel. (Wikimedia Commons) A new survey from Heatmap News finds that 75% of Americans are against having a data…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (884+ words) OLYMPIA, WA – Gov. Bob Ferguson won’t punish two members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission for violating public records and open meeting laws but has warned each that they will face removal if they don’t comply with state transparency…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (914+ words) AURORA, CO – Rudy Villeda Mejía, who spent just over four months in immigration detention in Aurora, Colorado, is home with his family in northern Washington state. His journey home was drawn out, as his family and attorney struggled to locate…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (324+ words) Dailyfly News House passes stopgap spending bill to avert pre-election shutdown The House of Representatives passed a temporary federal funding package on Tuesday, effectively averting a potential government shutdown right before the upcoming election season. The stopgap measure extends government…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (584+ words) OLYMPIA, WA – Drivers across Washington are paying more at the pump as gas prices continue their upward climb while more than half the country saw relief while filling up heading into the busy Labor Day weekend. Washington’s average for gasoline…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (534+ words) Benton, Columbia, Grant, Kittitas and Whitman counties added as state extends assistance and housing protections OLYMPIA, WA — Gov. Bob Ferguson has expanded Washington’s wildfire emergency proclamation to five additional counties, extending state assistance and protections as communities continue to recover…...