Karl Kruger stroked 750 miles solo from Port Townsend up the Inside Passage into Ketchikan. The exhausted and soft-spoken 45-year-old glided to the dock, stepped off his 17-foot standup paddleboard and rung the finisher’s bell.
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Washington state lawmakers could be close to agreement on spending, taxes
After weeks of deadlock, Washington lawmakers could be close to reaching an agreement in principle on a state budget, House and Senate budget writers said Friday.
Washington governor calls third special session as government shutdown looms
Gov. Jay Inslee called a third special session Wednesday and demanded that House Democrats and Senate Republicans get to the table and get a deal.
Government shutdown looms as Washington state lawmakers head for third special session
The state of Washington is 10 days from a government shutdown as lawmakers head into a third overtime session with still no budget deal. This is the point when even veteran Olympia insiders start to get nervous.
Quake prone cities on West Coast aim to improve countermeasures
Vulnerability assessments by utilities and emergency planners along the U.S. West Coast suggest it could be weeks or a month or more before water service gets restored after a major earthquake — not to mention electricity, sewage treatment and fuel supply too.
From drugs to prison to law school, woman faces one extra hurdle to become a lawyer
A former Washington state prison inmate will graduate Saturday magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law. But her criminal record may prevent her from practicing law as a licensed attorney.
Washington state presses feds for cleanup of tunnels, failing infrastructure at Hanford
Washington state is taking legal action against the U.S. government after a tunnel full of radioactive waste collapsed Tuesday at the Hanford nuclear site.
Inslee carbon cap critics protest, fast on Washington Capitol steps
The group is small — just 15 or so. The activists say the cap doesn’t go far enough.