Gov. Inslee, Lt. Gov. Heck test positive for coronavirus, with mild symptoms
Gov. Jay Inslee tested positive for the coronavirus and is working from home, his office announced Wednesday. An hour later, word came that Lt. Gov....
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Seattle Times political reporter Jim Brunner covers state, local and regional politics.
Former WA gubernatorial candidate accused of misleading real estate investors
Joshua Freed, the former Bothell mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate, has been accused of deceiving investors in a Kingston townhome project.
Sen. Murray draws 17 challengers in WA state primary as filing deadline closes
Hundreds of candidates filed for the Aug. 2 Washington primary ballot this week, setting up midterm election battles over inflation, abortion and Donald Trump.
Will Idaho go full-on MAGA? VIEW
Idaho's Republican primary Tuesday pits its conservative governor, Brad Little, against Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, a Trump-endorsed challenger who recently addressed a white nationalist conference.
End of Roe v. Wade looms large in Idaho, where women are likely to seek abortions in Washington
A trigger law in Idaho would likely send hundreds of women annually to seek abortions in Washington and Oregon if the Supreme Court strikes down...
Major tuberculosis outbreak at Stafford Creek prison spurs worries among incarcerated
A tuberculosis outbreak has alarmed incarcerated people at a state prison in Aberdeen. The same prison was fined last year for violating pandemic safety measures.
Herrera Beutler, Newhouse went further than previously known in attempts to oust Trump, new book says
The Republican representatives, who voted to impeach after the attack on the Capitol, pushed for Trump to resign and suggested invoking the 25th Amendment, according...
‘It’s unconscionable’: Biden attacks drug prices at speech at Green River College VIEW
Biden focused on rising prescription drug costs as a driver of inflation at a speech in Auburn, after an Earth Day-focused talk at Seward Park...
After addressing infrastructure in Portland, Biden in Seattle to mark Earth Day
President Biden will attend two events in the Seattle area on Friday, touting efforts to cut prescription drug prices and signing an executive order aimed...
President Biden to make Portland and Seattle appearances starting Thursday
President Joe Biden, in his first visits to Portland and Seattle, is expected to tout infrastructure spending, climate action and efforts to lower prescription-drug costs.