Her resignation will be effective Nov. 19, according to a statement from her office.

The Biden administration is expected to name Wyman, the state's only Republican statewide elected official, to lead the department's efforts to protect future elections from foreign and domestic interference, multiple people familiar confirmed with CNN. 

The Court heard arguments Thursday on the case involving Alex May, who wants the county to remove a property covenant on his South Hill home that reads "no race or nationality other than the white race shall use or occupy any building on any lot."

Inslee welcomed forthcoming Afghans at an event at the Seattle-Tacoma airport Friday. He was joined by leaders from the Muslim Association of Puget Sound, Microsoft, Alaska Airlines, Airbnb, the Seattle Foundation and Washington's refugee resettlement agencies. 

WASHINGTON – Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday announced they will lead a regional process to consider “all options” to restore declining salmon and steelhead runs in the Columbia River Basin, including the potential breaching of the Lower Snake River dams.

WASHINGTON – Standing in front of the Capitol on Thursday, between twin banners emblazoned with the words “care can’t wait,” Sen. Patty Murray assured a crowd of parents, home health aides and other caregivers Democrats are about to extend a historic helping hand to make their lives better.

Spokane Public Schools will bring a familiar wish list to the Washington Legislature next year.

State employees had until the end of the day Monday to submit their COVID-19 vaccination record or they would lose their jobs. 

State workers, health care employees and educators who did not show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or receive an exemption by the end of the day Monday will likely be out of a job Tuesday.

When Emily Gwinn decided she wanted to get back into the workforce a year after her third child was born, one big question loomed: Who would care for her kids while she was at work?

Several hundred people took to Spokane City Hall and then the downtown streets Friday in a stand against Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate and alleged government overreach.

Gov. Jay Inslee said thanks to the more than 91% vaccination and exemption rate among state employees, essential state services should be relatively unaffected as the vaccination deadline passes on 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. 

Washington Sen. Patty Murray told public health leaders on Tuesday that she would advocate to keep a proposed $30 billion in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill to bolster the country’s public health infrastructure over the next 10 years.

About 40 people marched through downtown Spokane Tuesday afternoon pressing Democrats to lead the way in granting permanent relief and protection for undocumented people in the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Last week was a decidedly bad one for Facebook, as the social media giant faced the dual crises of a server outage on Monday and a whistleblower detailing to senators a day later how the company has knowingly chosen profits over protecting children and curbing misinformation and hate, a charge she also made Sunday during a “60 Minutes” interview on CBS.

Eastern Washington is about to move into a phase of the 21st Century that was inevitable, but is also a pain in the patootie.

WASHINGTON – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spokane Republican announced Friday.