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Committee meetings ease council workload
Ferndale council members meet Wednesday mornings before Monday regular sessions to decide what goes to council, what goes to consent agenda By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — Ferndale’s ...
Democrats propose legislation to increase voter turnout
By Mary Murphy Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — A proposal to make voting mandatory drew criticisms from 2,000 people in a Legislative hearing Jan. 25. “We are already in a ...
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Gonzaga University announced fall 2023 president’s, dean’s lists SPOKANE — The following local residents have earned placement on the Gonzaga University president’s list for ...
SR 542 reduced to single lane Thursday, Feb. 1 for bridge flushing near Glacier
GLACIER – State Route 542, also known as Mount Baker Highway, will be reduced to a single lane Thursday, Feb. 1, about three miles west of Glacier so that a bridge over the North ...
Tribal members confront fentanyl crisis
Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire: ‘This is the most devastating threat we have seen’ By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Tribal members in Washington State ...
Shift to even-year local elections proposed to boost voter turnout
By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Low turnouts for local elections are leading some to advocate for moving those contests to even numbered years alongside national ...
Trump to stay on primary ballot
By Mary Murphy and Aspen Anderson OLYMPIA — It was still dark outside when people with MAGA hats and anti-Trump signs gathered outside the entrance of the Thurston County Courthouse ...
Legislature to decide on high-speed pursuits
By Mary Murphy Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — A citizen initiative aimed at giving police wider discretion on when they engage in high-speed pursuits was forwarded to the ...
End to DST in the sights of ‘ditch the switch’ advocates
By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Washingtonians may lose their cherished ultra-late-night sunsets in the summer if Washington state opts for permanent Pacific ...
Lummi Nation to Gov. Inslee: State must consult with Tribal Nations on conservation policy
BELLINGHAM — The Lummi Nation is calling on Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee to request the state fish commission to pause a vote scheduled for Friday to adopt the state’s new ...