Politics
Legislature moves to nail down an agreement
Gov. Jay Inslee says an additional $1 billion in education spending is assured after a breakthrough in budget talks.
Gov. Jay Inslee says an additional $1 billion in education spending is assured after a breakthrough in budget talks.
With seven days to go before a forced government shutdown, lawmakers have yet to approve a state operating budget.
A new national initiative is looking at demographic shifts and asking the question: Should schools go back to teaching good old fashioned civics again?
With a government shut down looking, lawmakers struggle towards a budget compromise.
Sen. Don Benton has filed a formal complaint against colleague Sen. Ann Rivers, saying she has engaged in abusive, unprofessional criticism of him.