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President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)

Trump, Congress leaders reach deal to end shutdown

Yielding to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump and… Continue reading

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)

State offers benefits to Coast Guard, Border Patrol

Washington state will offer unemployment benefits to such federal employees as Coast Guardsmen, Border Patrol workers… Continue reading

Bill would eliminate gender requirements for political party positions

House bill would remove gender language from state requirements.

Democrats decry Shultz idea to run as independent in 2020

The possibility that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz might launch an independent run for the presidency is not playing well… Continue reading

Bill would honor kindergartners

September could be declared the month of the kindergartner, encouraging elementary schools to celebrate young students… Continue reading

Eyman’s $30 car-tab initiative headed to Legislature

Eyman’s $30 car-tab initiative headed to Legislature

An initiative that would cut car tabs to $30 will go to the state Legislature for consideration, according to the… Continue reading

Eyman’s $30 car-tab initiative headed to Legislature

ISSUES OF FAITH: Are there emotional vampires in your life?

I AWOKE ONE morning with a strange sense that there was someone in the room with me. Not a real person, mind you, but a… Continue reading

LETTER: Gun control advocates pursuing state agenda

The Alliance for Gun Responsibility appears to be gloating over the passing of I-1639 that was bankrolled by billionaires and plans to submit a new… Continue reading

Ousted lawmaker registers as lobbyist

Former Democratic Rep. David Sawyer has registered as a lobbyist months after he lost his primary… Continue reading

Washington state electors challenge fine for anti-Trump bid

Washington state electors challenge fine for anti-Trump bid

Three Democratic electors from Washington state who joined a longshot effort to deny Donald Trump the presidency… Continue reading

Washington state electors challenge fine for anti-Trump bid

Lawn watering, water conservation in drought draw lawmaker attention

Differences in water usage best practices during a drought and homeowners’ association landscaping requirements are the… Continue reading

Blue Origin shoots NASA experiments into space in test

Blue Origin shoots NASA experiments into space in test

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, launched NASA experiments into space Wednesday on a brief… Continue reading

Blue Origin shoots NASA experiments into space in test

LETTER: Need good, just laws — not southern border wall

I remember the Berlin airlift. I remember when the Berlin Wall went up. I remember soldiers walking along the wall on both sides. I remember… Continue reading

LETTER: Stand back, leave orcas and salmon alone

In response to “Scientists see another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon” (PDN, Jan. 20). My theory is that the orcas and salmon are nature’s… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump deserves credit for growing economy

I fully agree with the letter titled, “Better than this” (Peninsula Voices, Jan. 10) when the writer gives praise to President Donald Trump for his… Continue reading

Thousands show up at hearing on proposed state gun laws

More than 2,000 people signed into the Senate Law and Justice Committee for hearings on 3-D… Continue reading

State unveils wildfire plan

State unveils wildfire plan

The state is months away from wildfire season, but Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has proposed… Continue reading

State unveils wildfire plan
Ailing federal worker says she’ll get back lapsed insurance

Ailing federal worker says she’ll get back lapsed insurance

An ailing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worker in Oregon who was running out of a… Continue reading

Ailing federal worker says she’ll get back lapsed insurance

Man kills polar bear outside animals’ normal habitat

A man from northeast Alaska said he fatally shot a polar bear that had strayed far south of the… Continue reading

Governors: Let states give unemployment to those working without pay

The Democratic governors of Michigan, New York and Washington have asked the Trump administration to let… Continue reading