State News
ARLINGTON, VA - On Wednesday April 18, Tiffany Smiley – nurse, veterans' advocate and former U.S. Senate candidate who ran a competitive campaign in deep blue Washington last election cycle – launched Rescuing the American Dream, a 501(c)(4) dedicated to developing, promoting, and effectively...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined a group of 14 senators in introducing a resolution designating April 2023 as “Preserving and Protecting Local News Month.” The resolution recognizes local news as a public good that serves an essential function in the democracy of the...
Renewable hydrogen can be a key contributor to our clean energy future. It can have beneficial applications for certain products and serve as a clean transportation fuel for aviation, rail, maritime, and vehicles, including transit buses, semi-trucks, and heavy-duty equipment.
It has been exciting to read about the progress Douglas County PUD has been making toward its Wells Hydrogen Project in East Wenatchee and the possibilities of our region accessing federal funds under the Department of Energy’s regional hydrogen hubs initiative. While some people in our state may...
Friends and Neighbors,
The cherry trees are in bloom on the Capitol Campus in Olympia, and that usually means it is budget time in the legislative session. Recently all three House budgets - operating, transportation and capital - have been unveiled, gone through the public hearing process and been...
Rep. Mike Steele
We're in the home stretch of the 2023 session. With just three weeks to go in April, the state's three main budgets—operating, transportation, and capital―are in the crosshairs of many debates taking place in Olympia.
Capital Budget
The House-proposed 2023-25 capital budget, a truly bipartisan...
Rep. Mike Steele
We're in the home stretch of the 2023 session. With just three weeks to go in April, the state's three main budgets—operating, transportation, and capital―are in the crosshairs of many debates taking place in Olympia.
Capital Budget
The House-proposed 2023-25 capital budget, a truly bipartisan...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Biochar Research Network Act of 2023 to increase research funding for biochar on March 21. Biochar is a charcoal-like product created by heating organic...
Just last month, Andrew and Brandi Wonacott of Yakima, reached out to me with a story no parent should ever have to tell. Andy and Brandi had two of their four children, William and James, succumb to illicit fentanyl overdose in separate instances. They lost half of their children to this evil drug...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, President Biden announced March 21 that he is committed to tearing down four hydropower dams in Washington. President Biden's remarks are the first time he has publicly sided himself with advocates for breaching the Four Lower Snake River Dams—a move that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 24 Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and his House colleagues passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. This legislation would put practices in place that facilitate meaningful dialog between a family and their child's school and lead to more parental input throughout the...
Ward Media Newspapers
- The Leavenworth Echo | Leavenworth, WA
- Cashmere Valley Record | Cashmere WA
- Lake Chelan Mirror | Chelan, Manson, Entiat, WA
- Quad City Herald | Brewster, Pateros, Bridgeport, Mansfield, WA
- Wenatchee Business Journal | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties, WA