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For Washington residents, getting help from state government could soon become easier and more secure, thanks in part to increased use of artificial intelligence. Early next year, the state will launch the first public version of a new Resident Portal as part of a redesigned and expanded wa.gov. It will give people a single place […]

Baroness Hallett makes her second report into the UK's pandemic response. With Jim Reed.

Baroness Hallett makes her second report into the UK's pandemic response. With Jim Reed.

The Senate’s plan to address the school choice voucher system’s shortfalls was made public Friday.  “A myriad of accountability problems” went on display this week when two legislative committees reacted to an independent audit showing “funding did not follow the child” to private schools or homeschool. Now, Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Crestview, has put out his […]

Damage at the Washington state Capitol from vandalism last month could cost nearly $1 million. New estimates released Thursday put the total tab for the Oct. 5 rampage at $623,000 to $914,000 excluding taxes. The biggest cost driver is damage to a historic chenille rug nearly a century old in the state reception room, according […]

The ex-senior minister apologises for mistakes in the pandemic, but defends some of the previous government's actions.

The ex-senior minister apologises for mistakes in the pandemic, but defends some of the previous government's actions.

Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Friday that President Donald Trump’s push to drill off the Florida coast could “weaken” environmental protections and interfere with military training. DeSantis referred to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s plan to reinvigorate oil drilling off of Florida and Southern California for the first time in decades. The federal government has […]

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted this week by a grand jury in Miami for allegedly stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and laundering them toward her 2021 congressional campaign. Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Miramar, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, laundered funds from an overpayment from a contract between her family’s […]

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez told voters in her 2022 campaign that she was “definitely not your typical candidate for Congress.”  After winning two consecutive U.S. House elections in Washington’s Republican-leaning 3rd Congressional District, she’s proven it.  Her willingness to cross up her party leaders and crossover to vote with the GOP majority was on display again […]

Representatives from northeast Washington’s 7th Legislative District are opening a district office in Tonasket next week. Reps. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Andrew Engell, R-Colville, announced the new district office earlier this week, stating they hope to serve constituents’ concerns and questions. This is the first district office for both. “The idea really came about because […]

Why - in an age where so many of us are feeling the financial pinch - are some budget shops on UK high streets having such a tough time?