Rep. Ross Hunter explains a point in the new House budget proposal, flanked by other Democrats from the Senate and House. OLYMPIA — House Democrats offered to trim back spending and drop many proposals on taxes as part of a compromise they say would allow…
OLYMPIA -- House and Senate Democrats will release their latest 2013-15 operating budget plan this afternoon, with a press conference at 12:15 p.m. and a hearing in the House Appropriations Committee at 1:30 p.m. Whether it's a budget that can pass both houses in the…
Inslee deploys a fire shelter. OLYMPIA -- Jay Inslee completed one of the annual spring rituals for a Washington governor this morning: passing the test for minimum wildfire training in the advance of the state's fire season. To do this, one must walk a mile…