Regional News

Fri, Aug 12, 2022 4:49 PM

Washington state has seen the largest increase in labor productivity over the last 10 years, growing by 30.31% since 2012,...

Fri, Aug 5, 2022 2:36 PM

Washington ranked No. 19 in terms of states where unemployment claims have decreased the most, according to a recent study by...

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 1:39 PM

Washington state was ranked the No. 28 best state in the nation in terms of health care, according to a new study by...

Fri, Jul 29, 2022 3:11 PM

A new report by consulting firm Energy Strategies found that establishing a Regional Transmission System for Western states...

Thu, Jul 28, 2022 3:37 PM

Washington state has been listed as the 30th-safest place to live in America amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new...

Wed, Jul 27, 2022 3:51 PM

An invasive insect that has decimated ash tree populations in 35 states and five Canadian provinces may soon arrive in...

Wed, Jul 27, 2022 12:25 PM

If you make beer in Washington, you can’t legally ship it directly to consumers in Oregon. That’s a violation of federal law...

Tue, Jul 26, 2022 4:05 PM

Washington state came in at No. 3 in the nation in terms of unsustainable credit card debt, according to a new study by...

Tue, Jul 26, 2022 1:33 PM

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, alongside Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon and Gov. Brad Little in Idaho, are asking Congress to pass two...

Mon, Jul 25, 2022 1:34 PM

Washington state has 21st-worst school system in America, according to a new report from WalletHub. The...

Fri, Jul 22, 2022 3:33 PM

Washington was ranked the 17th-worst state in the nation in terms of overall changes in unemployment, according to a recent...

Thu, Jul 21, 2022 1:11 PM

Washingtonians appear to be satisfied with their jobs overall. Washington state has the sixth-lowest resignation rate in the...

Mon, Jul 18, 2022 2:08 PM

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area is among the top 10 most educated metropolitan statistical areas in the country, according to a...

Mon, Jul 11, 2022 2:11 PM

A coalition of 20 state attorneys general, all Democrats, are backing a federal gun rule in court. The Final...

Mon, Jul 11, 2022 12:53 PM

Seattle cracked the top 20 in Lawn Love’s recent list of geekiest cities in America. Washington state’s largest city was ranked...

Fri, Jul 8, 2022 5:11 PM

Washington state’s real Gross Domestic Product shrank twice as fast as the national average in the first quarter of 2022. ...

Thu, Jul 7, 2022 12:21 PM

A bipartisan group of attorneys general from around the country want Congress to agree upon more than $50 billion in incentives...

Wed, Jul 6, 2022 12:08 PM

In November, Oregon voters will decide on an initiative to disqualify legislators from re-election if they are absent from 10...

Fri, Jun 24, 2022 1:19 PM

Governors of the three West Coast states Friday announced their shared commitment to protecting reproductive freedom in the wake...

Thu, Jun 23, 2022 12:33 PM

A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 21 states are urging Congress to crack down on THC-infused edibles that look...