The lawsuit was a final effort from about 600 state troopers, corrections workers and others to stop Inslee's requirement that state workers, health care employees and educators be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of the day Monday. 

WASHINGTON – Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray are exploring options to breach the lower Snake River dams and replace the benefits they provide, Inslee told a virtual gathering of Washington environmentalists Thursday.

Beginning Nov. 15, large events will be required to verify that all attendees 12 years or older are either fully vaccinated or received a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event. 

With coal-fueled plants becoming a thing of the past, regional experts foresee big changes coming in the next two decades for energy production across the northwest.

Gov. Jay Inslee called on Idaho politicians to do more to combat COVID-19 after he visited Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane on Wednesday and was told about the delay of thousands of procedures and surgeries.

PULLMAN – Nick Rolovich again declined to comment on his status concerning the COVID-19 vaccine a day after a report surfaced online claiming that the Washington State football coach has received the shot.

With the national media’s almost unabated attention to the attempted recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, several alert readers wrote to ask about something closer to home.

The Washington Federation of State Employees, the largest union representing state employees, approved an agreement with Gov. Jay Inslee's office that still requires state employees to get vaccinated by Oct. 18 but gives them some flexibility and guidance on exemptions. 

Hundreds of Washingtonians are looking for a way to skirt state COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and one Gig Harbor-based organization led by a Washington State Patrol chaplain is willing to help.

Schools in the Catholic Diocese of Spokane will follow Gov. Jay Inslee’s directive mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all school employees throughout the state, including those in private schools.

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday won full approval from the Food and Drug Administration for use in all people who are 16 and older.

Although Nick Rolovich wouldn’t say whether he will receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the Washington State football coach told reporters Thursday that he intends to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee’s new state mandate.

Nick Rolovich has declined to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, but as a result of a new state mandate, the Washington State football coach may be required to get one, or else lose his job.

Beginning Aug. 23, everyone — regardless of vaccination status — will be required to wear masks in indoor settings. 

It’s time to mask up again, Washington.

A new commutation process could relieve more than 1,200 individuals convicted solely for drug possession of their remaining community supervision and help courts facing a huge backlog of cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Inslee's office.

State employees and private health care and long term care employees are required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Oct. 18 as a condition of employment.