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Discover Pass sales dip after price increase

Sales of Washington’s pass to access state parks and other recreation areas fell after an Oct. 1 price hike, but fee collections increased. Figures presented to the state Parks and Recreation Commission on Wednesday show a 23% drop in the number of annual Discover Pass sales in October, compared to last year. Revenue from the […]

Revived wrongful death bill clears last committee; ready for House floor debate

The House continues to fast track legislation to expand the class of people who can file wrongful death lawsuits against physicians and hospitals, despite the fact there’s no companion bill in the Senate. Members of the House Judiciary Committee voted 15-1 to approve HB 6003, which would revamp Florida’s wrongful death laws in two ways: […]

Walter Price becomes first candidate to attempt to replace Kevin Steele in 2026

One day after Republican Rep. Kevin Steele filed to run as Florida chief financial officer, a local fire captain on Wednesday became the first candidate to announce his bid to replace Steele in House District 55. Walter Price hopes to succeed Steele in the Pasco district, according to a press release announcing his candidacy. He […]
Allentown officer accused of striking suspect with gun as he surrendered following police chase

Allentown officer accused of striking suspect with gun as he surrendered following police chase

An Allentown police officer is facing charges after an investigation found he assaulted a suspect who was surrendering after a police chase last summer.

The contradiction at the heart of the trillion-dollar AI race

The confusing question lingering over the AI hype is whether it could be a bubble at risk of bursting

House committee (again) advances proposal to lower the age to purchase a firearm in Florida

A proposal that would lower the minimum age requirement to purchase a long gun in Florida from 21 to 18 won approval in its first committee stop in the Florida House on Tuesday. The measure (HB 133), sponsored by Rep. Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island, is likely to advance through the House in the coming session, […]

The O1 visa is for ‘extraordinary’ talent: Among its users? Influencers and OnlyFans models

In 2018, immigration lawyer Jacob Sapochnick noticed that a massive influx of overseas social media influencers were trying to obtain a highly exclusive visa reserved for wealthy and influential immigrants with artistic talents. But it wouldn’t be until 2020 that Sapochnick, based in San Diego, was contacted by an OnlyFans model who hoped to secure […]

Downbeat outlook persists in WA’s final budget forecast of the year

Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Tuesday, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet. Revenue projections show collections up $105 million for the current two-year state budget compared to the last forecast in September. That amounts to a 0.1% increase, a change from previous reports showing precipitous […]

On the front line of Europe's standoff with Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet

With Europe imposing sanctions on Moscow, there has been a growing network of vessels sailing without a valid flag from Russia through European waters.

After fierce fight, WA lawmaker secures US House rebuke of fellow Democrat

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington succeeded Tuesday in getting the House to publicly reprimand a Democratic colleague. But she needed support of nearly every House Republican as the vast majority of her own party, including six fellow Washington Democrats, opposed her resolution targeting Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, for an electioneering toe-tap to […]

Providing cash to help moms and babies works. Washington should lead

Having a baby in Washington has never been harder. Costs have outpaced what most families can manage, especially during pregnancy and a baby’s first year, when financial stress hits hardest. Many new parents are forced to return to work within weeks and go without essentials simply to stay afloat. Despite our state’s prosperity, there are […]

WA’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez clashes with fellow Democrats on House floor

Washington’s most endangered congressional Democrat in next year’s midterms sparred openly with her own party for an hour on the floor of the U.S. House on Monday night. U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is pushing a resolution to disapprove of actions by outgoing U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, that resulted in his chief of staff […]