Mitchell Roland

Current Position: State Government Reporter

Mitchell Roland joined The Spokesman-Review in 2025 as the Washington state government reporter based in our Olympia bureau at the state capitol. A graduate of Central Washington University, Mitchell has worked at the Wenatchee World and The Chronicle in Centralia.

Email: mitchellr@spokesman.com
Phone: (206) 397-6144

Most Recent Stories

Economic outlook improves slightly as Governor prepares first budget proposal

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 18, 2025

OLYMPIA – A new prediction gave Washington lawmakers a little good news on Tuesday.

News > Transportation

Getting there: This year, state workers won’t have to use a Howitzer to control avalanches at Snoqualmie Pass avalanche control

Mon., Nov. 17, 2025

Washington transportation officials will no longer rely on a collection of artillery to shoot loose snow on Snoqualmie Pass to safely trigger controlled avalanches above Interstate 90.

Family files lawsuit against telehealth company they say contributed to WSU student’s suicide

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 13, 2025

The family of a Washington State University freshman who died by suicide nearly three years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a telehealth company he used to receive a prescription for the anti-depressants they say contributed to his death.

Ballmer group to donate up to $170 million per year for free preschool program

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 12, 2025

Washington will nearly double the number of available slots for a state program that provides free prekindergarten child care and wrap-around services for primarily low-income families, following a potentially billion-dollar grant from the Ballmer Group Philanthropy.

Former state Supreme Court Justice Richard Guy, a Gonzaga graduate, dies

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 11, 2025

Former Washington state Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Guy, a Gonzaga Law School graduate who called his time on the state’s highest court “the greatest job I could possibly have,” died last month at his home in Seattle. He was 93.