Washington Government News Archives

Washington state is monitoring a lead and acid spill into the Columbia River from the massive Teck Cominco lead and zinc smelter just across the border in Trail, B.C. A leak in a lead refinery pipe triggered an ...

The White House has issued a non-response response to former press secretary Scott McClellan's blockbuster tell-all about just how fucking in the dark he was during those years in which he was, you know, the ...

You can call them the state's youngest environmental detectives. Students at Kapka Cooperative Primary School were rewarded Wednesday for their work investigating the creek at Fauntleroy Park - a scenic stream ...

These progressive leaders are the first of 27 candidates selected for endorsement by 21st Century Democrats Board of Directors at their quarterly meeting earlier this month.

There are bank robbers, mafiosi and serial killers in one hall, while nearby, civilians are exploring a police forensics lab and joining in an FBI shoot-out. Happily, it's not another ordinary day in ...

Governor Gregoire has pronounced May 22 Drive Nice Day throughout Washington state, challenging drivers to make a conscious effort to drive nice and help make it a collision-free day in the state.

There's plenty to like about the massive, taxpayer-saddling farm bill passed by Congress last week - especially if you're a Washingtonian.

“I gained such a clearer sense of the impact we made on people who buy food from us.”

Flats of broccoli, cabbage and onions are ready for planting at Boistfort Valley Farm, where just five months ago, much of Mike Peroni's farm was buried under a foot of mud. via MassLive.com

A former Washington state social worker has been accused of faking brain cancer to avoid work. via WCTV Tallahassee

“There's no format to plug into the template to just say, 'Oh, this person is from Seattle, rural or semi-incorporated or city limits,'”

How to find a bargain and avoid sales tax in this state: Visit shops, talk with sales clerks, decide on a desired model. via KGW-TV Portland

“Certainly, higher education in general has a responsibility to tackle challenges that threaten the well-being of the planet”

Seattle Times higher education reporter The University of Washington has released plans to create what it says would be the largest environmental college in the world. via The Seattle Times

“Maybe people should just relax, not take life so seriously”

It takes four people to control the traffic at 14th and New York Avenue, NW. And it's not much better at 14th and H. "It's road rage, road rage," Traffic Control Operator Preston Cato says. via WUSA9.com Washington, DC

“I hope that the various industries involved will resist the temptation to lobby Congress for legislation to enshrine one approach over others”

The retirement savings industry is a major focus for mutual fund firms, Paul Schott Stevens, Investment Company Institute president and chief executive, said yesterday at the ICI's 50th annual general ... via InvestmentNews

Imagine trying to go about your business every day, walking around the city with a stranger dogging your steps, hovering within inches of your face and constantly taking your picture. via Examiner.com

“She has a firsthand look at what's going on with our transportation systems, our roads and our bridges, and from her perspective, this is bad idea”

Posted by Michael Rollins, The Oregonian May 06, 2008 06:59AM What do Hillary Clinton and John McCain absolutely agree on? Give motorists a summer reprieve from the federal gas tax. via OregonLive.com

The Washington Department of Ecology says a 50-foot oyster dredge that sank in Grays Harbor leaked an undetermined amount of marine fuel into the bay. via KOMO News

“There have been additional fees that have been implemented by the legislature. Most recently, a couple of years ago, they enacted a weight fee on all vehicles.”

Everyone was happy when license tab fees dropped down to $30, but now the cost is far more than that every year. via KNDO

“Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday to uphold a strict Indiana law requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls, handing Sen. via Free Republic

“The woman felt intimidated and that she couldn't get a good education. And that's how they brought it under Title IX”

At the University of Washington, a female student accused a fellow student and football player of rape -- but she never got her day in court. via Collegian.psu.edu