Trump administration’s reduction of federal workforce could hit hard in South Sound
Tens of thousands of federal workers are assigned to jobs in and around Pierce County, including monitoring Superfund cleanups.
Washington state leaders tell Trump to 'follow the damn law' on federal funding
Thursday was the first time as sitting governor that Bob Ferguson took questions from reporters about the early impact of ...
Bill would set up study with an eye toward WA Legislature going full-time
Seattle, has introduced legislation to have the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee study transforming Washington state’s current part-time Legislature into a full-time one. SB 5744 would ...
WA leaders tell Trump to ‘follow the damn law,’ vow to shield state
Washington can't access $162 million in federal money due to the whipsaw nature of Trump's executive orders, Gov. Bob ...
Musk’s DOGE agents access sensitive government personnel data, Washington Post reports
Agents working for billionaire Elon Musk have accessed highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees ...
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Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss ‘gerrymandered’ legislative map
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Illinois state Rep. Ryan Spain, R-Peoria, discusses a dot chart prepared by University of Michigan research ...
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Policy Basics: Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?
In fiscal year 2024, the federal government spent $6.9 trillion ... or two-day timing shifts in federal payments that distort the year-to-year paths.) As the chart below shows, three major areas of ...
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Disagreements with Elon Musk prompted Ramaswamy’s ‘DOGE’ exit
President Donald Trump’s order establishing the “Department of Government Efficiency” aims ... measures to dismantle the administrative state. By contrast, the executive order announced ...
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New York Jets One Step Closer to Stealing Commanders Executive
Such was the case when the Washington Commanders hired assistant general manager Lance Newmark out of the Detroit Lions organization. Sitting high atop Ford Field on Saturday night along with ...
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WA leads multi-state lawsuit against Trump’s exec order ending birthright citizenship
Screenshot Washington Attorney General Nick Brown last month vowed to take on the incoming administration of President Donald Trump when necessary. Hours into Trump’s second term, the state’s ...
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Washington is the first place in the world to remove and ban this fish farming practice
Commercial net pen aquaculture has been in the Puget Sound since the ‘60s, according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Net pens are used to grow native and non ...
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Newly styled fashion bill debuts on Washington’s legislative runway
Some Washington state lawmakers want the fashion industry to be less “clothes-minded” about sharing information on their environmental and labor practices. Rep. Sharlett Mena, D-Tacoma ...