Category Archives: In The News

Washington state officials are assessing what a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Colorado’s conversion therapy ban could mean for a similar law here. Why it matters: The 8-1 ruling could limit Washington’s ability to enforce its ban on conversion therapy, ...

Even as California and Washington state prepare to merge their cap-and-trade climate programs, New York’s retreat from creating a similar program has sparked renewed debates about energy costs. After years of painstaking work, California and Washington are poised to merge ...

EVERETT — Local officials held a press conference on Tuesday asking Congressional leaders to keep electric transportation infrastructure in mind as the federal government prepares to negotiate the renewal of billions of dollars of transportation funding. Every five years, Congress ...

Electric-vehicle startup Rivian Automotive just won a yearslong battle with car dealers in Washington state that threatens the model of how cars are sold. After fighting to sell its vehicles directly to buyers, Rivian threatened to take its case to voters with ...

In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open. Utilities, states and grid operators have said the aging plants are expensive, in bad ...

EVERETT — Snohomish County state legislators on Tuesday recapped the recently concluded 2026 legislative session during a virtual forum, spotlighting substantial investments in transportation infrastructure while offering sharply different assessments of a new income tax on high earners. The Economic Alliance of Snohomish County hosted the discussion ...

For a short 60-day session, which concluded March 12, the Washington state Legislature exceeded expectations — not always for the good if you asked many Republicans in the chambers’ minorities — with adoption of consequential bills, including passage of a ...

Beginning in early June, real estate professionals in Washington state must publicly market their residential real estate listings to all consumers, unless the seller can show doing so would negatively impact their health or safety. This requirement comes after Washington ...

A loophole benefiting the carmaker Tesla will soon end in Washington state after a compromise between other electric car manufacturers and local auto dealers. And it only took Tesla founder Elon Musk growing really unpopular with liberal car buyers, and ...

Lawmakers in at least eight states this year are aiming to reel in wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills. The legislation introduced in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Washington builds on efforts made in other states in past years. This latest push for patient protections comes ...