Friday, February 7, 2025by Jeff Noedel reporting from OlympiaVideo by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE A delegation of two County Council members, six other San Juans citizens, and one activist from Vashon Island met with nearly a dozen State Senators and State Representatives Thursday as part of a…
Friday, February 7, 2025FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARDby Jake Goldstein-Street Washington was in line to receive $71 million for chargers along I-5 and other roads. But the U.S. Department of Transportation says it will revamp the program. WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD, Olympia–The Trump administration on Thursday told states it was blocking money for electric vehicle chargers,…
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: Thursday, September 26, 2024REPUBLISHED: Thursday, February 6, 2025 The union representing Washington State Ferries’ engine room crew members (Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association) and state negotiators reached an impasse in bargaining their new contract in early August. The parties entered into an interest arbitration hearing Friday, August 23. The hearing ended Friday, August 30. …
Thursday, February 6, 2025FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARDby Jerry Cornfield A citizen panel approved hikes of 16% for legislators and 14% for the governor spread over two years. Increases kick in July 1, barring a referendum. WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD, Olympia–Washington’s governor, attorney general and state lawmakers are in line for hefty pay raises in the…
Wednesday, February 5, 2025FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARDby Jake Goldstein-Street WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD, Olympia–Washington was locked out of about $150 million in federal funding for solar projects focused on low-income communities last week as the Trump administration paused clean energy grants. Last April, the federal Environmental Protection Agency awarded $7 billion to 60 recipients, including $156 million…
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 As delegations of county and town leaders and concerned citizens converge on the Washington State Capitol campus this week to lobby for better ferry service, here are their talking points with legislators. FOLLOWING IS AN OPEN LETTER TO STATE LEADERS, SIGNED BY 29 local governments, committees, and other organizations and leaders….
Tuesday, February 4, 2025by Jeff Noedel A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS BELOW State Rep. Greg Nance, 36, is a ball of energy. An out-of-the-box thinker. And a State Representative whose 23rd District serves three major WSF ferry terminals (Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, and Kingston). Nance, who is serving his first full elected term in the House, speaks…
Friday, January 31, 2025by Jeff Noedelvideo by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Rick Hughes — for now anyway — has found work that employs his many strengths: Hughes has been hired by Orcas Island’s OPAL to lobby the legislature this winter for $7.8 million in state funds for…
Friday, January 31, 2025Reported by Albert JamesCover photo credit: TVW Following is a production of the Washington State University (WSU) Olympia News Bureau, run by the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication News Fellowship Program. This is a report by WSU Murrow Fellowship video journalist Albert James. 0
Friday, January 31, 2025 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY THE SAN JUAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL The EDC and Washington state governmental agencies invite business owners, startup entrepreneurs, and managers to a FREE event, From Start to Smart in Business, on Wednesday, February 19th from 5-7p, which will be simulcast online. A light meal will…
Monday, January 27, 2025FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARDby Jerry Cornfield For years, Washington governors and their “designees” have enjoyed easy access to the House chamber. That ended Friday. WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD, Olympia–Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is going to have a little more difficulty getting his staff inside the chamber of the state House of Representatives…
There are growing concerns that the state is shortchanging special education, while at the same time districts face rising costs for daily operations and supplies. Friday, January 24, 2025FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARDby Jerry Cornfield Lawmakers have begun another hard conversation on what it may cost the state to amply fund basic education in public…
Thursday, January 23, 2025by Jeff Noedelvideo by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO FROM OLYMPIA IS BELOW OLYMPIA, WA–Suzanne Olson is the project lead for the Pea Patch Community Campus project on Orcas Island. She was in the Washington State Capitol complex Wednesday “doing some reconnaissance” in preparation for an Orcas Island delegation to visit the…
Thursday, January 23, 2025FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARDby Jake Goldstein-Street A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour’s ruling in a case brought by Washington and three other states is the first in what is sure to be a long…
Thursday, January 23, 2025Reported by Albert JamesCover photo credit: TVW Following is a production of the Washington State University (WSU) Olympia News Bureau, run by the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication News Fellowship Program. This is a report by WSU Murrow Fellowship video journalist Albert James. House Bill 1203 can be read here. 1
