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Drop in state funding for Washington’s work to prevent severe wildfires is stoking concerns
If state funding for forest health and wildfire prevention isn’t ramped back up in the next legislative session, it could ...
Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall
Congressional leaders are already starting to trade blame for a government shutdown, two months before the funding deadline.
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Senate Committee Moves Bill to Protect National Park Staffing and Funding
"The Senate Appropriations Committee is sending a clear message: our parks and the people who steward them are not expendable." - John Garder, NPCA's Senior Director of Budget and Appropriations ...
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Government shutdown talk starts early ahead of a tough funding fight
Congressional leaders are already starting to trade blame for a government shutdown, two months before the funding deadline.
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New Washington state laws that took effect July 27
These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws set to take effect July 27. It marks 90 days since the end of the 2025 legislative session in Olympia, when most bills ...
E-books are on the line as Congress considers future of library funding
Like checking out library e-books? Trump, Congress could make it harder by cutting federal funding for libraries.
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Oregon Attorney General joins lawsuit to maintain funding for Planned Parenthood
This marks the 35th lawsuit the state has filed against the Trump administration since Dan Rayfield entered office.
Fiscal Fallout: 2026 legislative session ‘could be worse yet’
Senator Muzzall warns that Washington state's financial crisis arises from state spending mismanagement, not just federal ...
Republicans move to clear final hurdles to funding bill before recess
Senate Republicans are moving swiftly to clear key hurdles in their effort to pass a set of spending bills before the August recess and get the ball moving toward avoiding a government shutdown in ...