Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers hears lots of angst about Obamacare in Eastern Washington. At least, that's what she says in a USA Today guest column defending the House Republicans in their move to link continued funding of the federal government to some changes in the…
OLYMPIA -- Governors of the two states that legalized marijuana last year are asking federal regulators to find a way that businesses licensed to raise and sell the drug can use banks. Govs. Jay Inslee of Washington and John Hickenlooper of Colorado sent a letter…
Washington National Guard units canceled monthly training this weekend because of the federal government shutdown. A Guard spokeswoman said some 8,000 members of Army and Air Guard units across Washington will forego their drill weekend -- and the paycheck from the federal government that goes…
Spokane activists upset about the federal government shutdown that began Tuesday are taking a page from Martin Luther. Fliers from the left-leaning organization MoveOn.org were plastered on the walls outside the Congressional offices of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., earlier…
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