Rideshare Drivers Win More Benefits, Protections Despite Industry Pushback
SALEM, OR – Murphy Smith says he was unemployed for four years because of medical issues before becoming a rideshare driver in Eugene, Oregon. Driving allows him to work without triggering his severe asthma, Smith, 47, says.
Critics of Newly Signed $78 Billion WA Operating Budget Predict Dire Fallout
OLYMPIA, WA – The day after Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a two-year, $78 billion operating budget that amounts to the largest tax increase in state history, critics expressed disappointment and concern about how higher
Senate to Amend Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Changes to Medicaid, IRA Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican leaders scored a win Thursday morning with the passage of the multi-trillion budget reconciliation package, moving forward President Donald Trump’s permanent tax cuts, border security funding, and energy initiatives. But the One Big
Legislators tour Idaho National Laboratory Nuclear Research Facilities as Lab Plans New Reactors
IDAHO FALLS, ID – Members of the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee toured Idaho National Laboratory research facilities Wednesday as the lab is in the process of building its first new nuclear reactors in 50 years. Some of
PETA’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ Truck to Stage Demonstration Outside Moscow Restaurant
MOSCOW, ID – Patrons visiting The Breakfast Club in downtown Moscow on Saturday may encounter more than just brunch crowds. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) plans to stage a demonstration outside the popular eatery
Two Israeli Embassy Staff Shot and Killed Outside Event in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed late Wednesday in Washington, D.C., in what officials are describing as a targeted antisemitic attack and act of terror. The shooting occurred outside the Capital
Tariff Turmoil Hits Washington Ports, Prompts Legal and Legislative Pushback
Local ports are facing instability as shippers grapple with shifting trade policy. SEATTLE, WA – The past couple months have been a rollercoaster ride at the Port of Seattle. In response to President Donald Trump’s tariff whipsaw,
U.S. House Republicans push through massive tax and spending bill slashing Medicaid
This report has been updated. WASHINGTON D.C.— The U.S. House early Thursday approved the “big, beautiful bill” that Republican leaders spent months negotiating with centrists and far-right members of the party — two distinct factions that hold
Citing sanctuary cities, delegation urges Small Business office move from Seattle to Idaho
BOISE, ID – All four Idaho Republican congressmen want the U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, to move its Pacific Northwest regional office from Seattle to Idaho. In March, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced plans to
Columbia River Salmon Restoration Hit Hard by $1.5B Cut to Army Corps of Engineers
VANCOUVER, WA – The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration program run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a move experts say puts the treasured Northwest fish