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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 ...
Moore: The end of funding immortality in Washington
Does an enterprise losing $2 trillion a year need to be spending tax dollars on such supposed necessities as promoting ...
Democrats help Senate GOP advance funding bill amid shutdown threats
The procedural hurdle required 60 votes and presented the latest test for Senate Democrats whether to side with Republicans ...
Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to cancel about $9 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting and ...
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 ...
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Drop in state funding for WA’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 ...
Senate weathers Dem opposition, advances first government funding bill
Senate Republicans and Democrats advanced a its first spending bill, despite Democratic warnings that partisan actions, like the $9 billion clawback bill, eroded trust in the appropriations process.
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.