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News >  WA Government

Spin Control: Wrapping up loose ends from Tuesday’s primary

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

Candidates have to believe they can win and shouldn’t discard that faith until absolutely necessary. But neither should they tempt fate the way initiative entrepreneur turned would-be governor Tim Eyman did Tuesday night.

News >  Spokane

As Spokane care facilities struggle with outbreaks, state announces phased plan for easing visitor restrictions

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 6, 2020

While a dozen Spokane long-term care facilities are battling COVID-19 outbreaks and rising numbers of deaths, state officials announced plans Thursday to give such residences the opportunity to gradually ease their restrictions on visitations.

News >  WA Government

Spokane River flow rule was properly set, state Supreme Court says

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 6, 2020

OLYMPIA – A state rule for the minimum amount of water that must flow in the Spokane River was properly set, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

News >  Spokane

As Spokane care facilities struggle with outbreaks, state announces phased plan for easing visitor restrictions

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 7, 2020

More than 200 COVID-19 cases are connected to outbreaks in long-term care facilities and adult family homes in Spokane County currently. On Thursday, the governor announced that the state has created criteria for long-term care facilities to open up to visitors if they meet certain markers.

News >  Pacific NW

Culp’s clear finish in primary came early

Thu., Aug. 6, 2020

Loren Culp’s second-place finish in Tuesday’s state primary – which propelled him into a head-to-head match up against incumbent Jay Inslee this fall – surprised members of both parties, not so much for the outcome but by the speed at which it was known.

News >  Business

Fewer daily papers print an edition 7 days a week

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 7, 2020

In Washington and across the country, being a daily paper no longer means tossing a newspaper on a doorstep seven days a week.

News >  WA Government

Republic Police Chief Loren Culp emerges to challenge Inslee’s run for third term

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 4, 2020

One of Washington’s most experienced politicians will square off against a first-time candidate for governor in the November general election.

News >  WA Government

It’s the last day to vote

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 4, 2020

Remember those ballots that showed up in the mail about two weeks ago? Today’s the last day to mark and turn them in.

News >  Business

Unemployment benefit request backlog cleared, state says

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 3, 2020

Some workers who lost jobs because of the pandemic and have been waiting months for unemployment benefits will be getting checks soon, the state Employment Security Department said Monday. 

News >  WA Government

Washington primary candidates in the home stretch

Mon., Aug. 3, 2020

Ballot return statistics from the state elections office show that while returns are running significantly ahead of the 2016 state primary, only about one in five ballots had been returned as of Friday afternoon. Election Day is Tuesday. 

Opinion >  Column

Spin Control: Reporters vote their interests, thanks for asking

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

This time of year, people sometimes ask me how I’m voting, which I don’t answer because it’s against the reporters’ code of revealing details that someone somewhere will use in a fulminous screed on voicemail, Facebook or Twitter.

News >  WA Government

Spokane to add isolation facility, contact tracers as 104 new cases are confirmed

UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020

Ten county residents have died from COVID-19 in Spokane County this week alone, as the virus continues to spread more widely in the region.

News >  WA Government

DACA attacks seem never-ending, advocate says

Thu., July 30, 2020

For 26-year-old Sarahi Gutierrez the struggle to wade through attacks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals seems never-ending.

News >  WA Government

Spin Control: Election is near and politics is in the mail

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

With the Aug. 4 primary approaching, mailboxes are filling with all manner of campaign materials.

News >  WA Government

Federal judge rejects 2 requests to halt Inslee’s emergency virus orders

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

A federal judge in Tacoma rejected Friday two separate requests to block the state’s emergency orders designed to slow the COVID-19 pandemic.

News >  Business

New claims for jobless benefits drop for week but totals remain high

UPDATED: Thu., July 23, 2020

The number of Washington workers seeking unemployment checks dropped significantly last week after climbing sharply the week before, showing signs of volatility in an economy struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic.

News >  WA Government

State puts new restrictions on some businesses, expands mask mandate

UPDATED: Thu., July 23, 2020

OLYMPIA – In an effort to stem the rising number of COVID-19 infections, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday new restrictions on bars, restaurants, gyms and other businesses, and expanded the state’s requirements for people to wear masks when in public.

News >  WA Government

State Supreme Court upholds governor’s limited prison releases

UPDATED: Thu., July 23, 2020

OLYMPIA – A governor has broad powers during an emergency that includes deciding whether to release inmates from prisons and how many should be released, the Washington Supreme Court said Thursday.

News >  WA Government

Senate committee gets input on post-pandemic recovery

UPDATED: Tue., July 21, 2020

OLYMPIA – Washington leaders should look for ways to make the state’s economy stronger by making it more equitable as it recovers from the pandemic, the head of a national center on growth told a special Senate committee Tuesday.

News >  WA Government

Armitage’s surprise departure shakes up Spokane congressional race

UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020

The abrupt departure of a Democratic candidate from Eastern Washington’s congressional race surprised party officials and may create confusion for some voters.

News >  WA Government

Spin Control: Heated rhetoric about the shutdown orders doesn’t match reality

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

Opponents of Gov. Jay Inslee – several of whom can be found on your primary ballot – like to denounce in the harshest terms his emergency orders.

News >  WA Government

Inslee orders new limits on gatherings to fight virus spread; 202 new cases in Spokane County and Panhandle

UPDATED: Thu., July 16, 2020

Gov. Inslee is restricting social gatherings as COVID-19 numbers climb. Spokane reported 95 new cases on Thursday, and the Idaho Panhandle had 107 new cases.

News >  WA Government

Ready to vote? Primary ballots are in the mail

UPDATED: Thu., July 16, 2020

Registered voters in Spokane County and around the state began receiving ballots in the mail today for the state’s top-two primary on Aug. 4.

News >  WA Government

Lt. governor candidate suggests abolishing office to save money

UPDATED: Wed., July 15, 2020

A Republican candidate for lieutenant governor suggested an unusual way the state could save money if she gets elected this fall: getting rid of the office.

News >  WA Government

Federal judge in Spokane again upholds Inslee COVID-19 emergency order

UPDATED: Wed., July 15, 2020

Gov. Jay Inslee has the authority to issue emergency orders shutting down businesses in an effort to control the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge in Spokane has ruled for a second time.