October 8, 2020, 3:58pm Latest News Free
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday extended the state’s eviction moratorium through the end of the year, expressing concerns about housing insecurity during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read story
September 25, 2020, 8:28am Business
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday announced safety requirements for commercial airport service, as the airline industry continues to struggle amid COVID-19. Read story
September 3, 2020, 8:21am Latest News Free
Sep. 3--Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday announced the extension of 26 of the state's COVID-19 proclamations, including those that involve requirements for nursing home transfers, health care workers, unemployment insurance and medical appointments. Read story
August 5, 2020, 3:47pm Editor's Choice
Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday that schools in the majority of Washington’s counties should strongly consider online-only learning for students this fall due to COVID-19 and canceling or postponing sports and all other in-person extracurricular activities. Read story
June 30, 2020, 1:58pm Editor's Choice
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was heckled and had to cut short his speech Tuesday on battling the coronavirus pandemic in Eastern Washington. Read story
June 11, 2020, 8:38am Latest News
Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered a new, independent investigation into the killing of Manuel Ellis by Tacoma police, after new revelations emerged that Pierce County sheriff’s deputies and a Washington State Patrol trooper were at the scene when police detained and ultimately killed Ellis on March 3. Read story
June 9, 2020, 8:29am Latest News
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that he would create an independent statewide task force to address policing across the state of Washington. Read story
June 2, 2020, 12:22pm Latest News
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday rebuked President Donald Trump after the president suggested governors were “weak” for not cracking down harder on protests over the death of George Floyd and threatened to send in the military to squelch demonstrations. Read story
June 1, 2020, 11:13am Latest News Free
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday that while the damage from weekend protests that turned violent must be condemned and those responsible prosecuted, “we will not allow that to obscure the justice of the underlying protest.” Read story
May 29, 2020, 2:53pm Editor's Choice Free
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday announced he would not extend the state’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order beyond Sunday and would allow counties more flexibility to apply to advance through the current four-phase reopening plan using updated benchmarks that some larger counties had been seeking. Read story