FEMA tensions pose test for Noem
Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for ...
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‘FEMA will go away,’ Trump says on trip to disaster area
President Donald Trump assailed the agency as he toured areas of North Carolina that were ravaged by Hurricane Helene.
New UW behavioral health hospital limits admissions amid defense dispute
A UW Medicine executive said they stopped accepting patients because the King County Department of Public Defense is objecting to taking on these patients’ cases. But public defenders say these cases ...
Washington wildfire prevention, Spokane County fire relief among funding frozen by Trump order
A Tuesday order from President Donald Trump that froze federal funding to assess diversity programs and organizations that ...
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Rep. Volz moves to limit emergency powers
A Spokane lawmaker wants to reform gubernatorial powers in the wake of abuses taken by Gov. Jay Inslee during the COVID-2019 outbreak. Rep. Mike Volz, a Republican, said Tuesday, Jan. 14, that he ...
Bill requiring more local say for large wind, solar projects faces gloomy future
A bill to give local communities more say in large renewable energy projects got a public hearing this week, but Washington ...
‘Voice of Kadlec’ retires. What’s next for longtime news anchor, broadcaster Jim Hall
Jim Hall is retiring from Kadlec Regional Medical Center after spending his 42 year career working in the Tri-Cities. He ...
WA sees bump in ferry riders with help from county-run boats
The many Puget Sound ferry systems saw a boost in riders last year, as the state worked to regain its footing and other, ...
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Who is Washington’s Newest Governor Bob Ferguson?
Ferguson’s earliest roots trace back to Seattle. A fourth-generation Washingtonian, Ferguson grew up in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood and attended Bishop Blanchett High School. Later on, he ...