Story Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement Wednesday in response to the White House's amended funding proposal for cleaning up radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear site. The administration reversed course on a proposed $172 million funding cut and …
Story Below is the monthly recap of board and commission appointments made by Gov. Jay Inslee during the month of May 2022. Boards and Commissions are designed to give Washingtonians a voice in their government and allow residents to influence decisions …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Diana Ruff to the Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court. She will replace Judge Alex Ekstrom, who later this month will begin his term as a federal magistrate judge for the Eastern District …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the rescission of two COVID-19 emergency orders that are no longer needed to respond to the pandemic. Proclamation 20-56 waived/suspended a statute and certain provisions in agreements between the governor and tribes …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Jacquelyn High-Edward to the Spokane County Superior Court. She will replace Judge Maryann Moreno, who is retiring on June 30. High-Edward currently serves as a Spokane County Superior Court …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Miguel Duran to the Snohomish County Superior Court. He will fill a newly created judicial seat in the county. Duran is a civil litigator with Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, where, since 2019, he …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee issued an update today to Proclamation 21-14.5 which outlines COVID-19 vaccination requirements for several categories of workers, volunteers and contractors engaged in work with public sector agencies, health care delivery and …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee has cancelled the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board’s order that granted parole to Timothy Pauley. Pauley has been incarcerated by the Department of Corrections since his 1981 conviction for three counts of first degree murder. …
MEDIA CONTACT: Hector Castro, Office of Independent Investigations transition team EMAIL: hector.castro@oii.wa.gov PHONE: 360-870-8115. Gov. Jay Inslee today named Roger Rogoff director of the newly created state Office of Independent Investigations (OII …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Cadine Ferguson-Brown to the Mason County Superior Court. She will replace Judge Amber Finlay, who plans to retire June 30. Ferguson-Brown currently serves as a Mason County Superior Court …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Caitlin Robertson, PhD, director of the Office of the Corrections Ombuds (OCO). Robertson will replace Sonja Hallum who has been the interim director during the transition in leadership at the OCO. …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Tsering Cornell to the Clark County Superior Court. Cornell will replace Judge Scott Collier, who plans to retire on June 30. Cornell is currently an Assistant Attorney General with that agency’s …
Story The U.S. Department of the Interior released a national investigative report today that identified more than 400 federally-run schools for Native American children, including 15 in Washington state. The report is the first step for the Federal …
Story Below is the monthly recap of board and commission appointments made by Gov. Jay Inslee during the month of April 2022. Boards and Commissions are designed to give Washingtonians a voice in their government and allow residents to influence decisions …
Story Today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced the upcoming rescission of Proclamations 20-15 and 20-28. Proclamation 20-15 suspended and waived certain statutes related to in-person drivers licensing eye examinations and in-person drivers licenses/identicards …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Richard Rylander to the vacant District 5 seat on the Clark County Council. Rylander was nominated at the council's March 29 meeting. State law authorizes the governor to appoint a nominee from …
Story The News Tribune, April 21, 2022 SAFE Banking Act is a matter of life and death for WA pot businesses It’s an almost-nightly news story: another ‘pot shop robbery.’ More than 50 cannabis stores throughout Washington state have been victimized by …
Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Leonor R. Fuller to the University of Washington's Board of Regents. Fuller has deep roots at UW, earning her bachelor's, master's and Juris Doctor degrees there. Fuller is an active member of …
Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of Michael MacKillop to serve as director of the Washington State Department of Services for the Blind. MacKillop has been the acting director since January 2020. MacKillop has provided the full range …
Story Today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced the upcoming rescission of Proclamation 20-69, which waived/suspended the residency requirement that allows public university graduate students to receive tuition waivers in exchange for performing teaching and …
