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Inslee's proposed $70B WA state budget focuses on housing
Gov. Jay Inslee's two-year blueprint includes adding 2,200 units of housing, with money for another 5,300 units to be approved by voters.
Joseph O’Sullivan
Joseph O’Sullivan is Crosscut’s former state politics reporter. Before joining Crosscut in 2022, O’Sullivan spent nearly eight years as Olympia bureau reporter for The Seattle Times. Before that, he c
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Inslee, Ferguson join efforts to ban semiautomatic rifles in WA
The Alliance for Gun Responsibility's policy agenda for the upcoming legislative session also includes a permit-to-purchase law.
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Shelved since 2018, this WA gun law may finally be implemented soon
State officials have decided to push forward a voter-approved measure requiring annual background checks of pistol and semiautomatic rifle owners.
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WA's state budget forecast grew $762M despite recession worries
State lawmakers use the projections to parse funds for schools, prisons, parks and social services. But will the economic dip affect their blueprint?
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WA sees higher voter turnout but a drop east of the Cascades
Some conservative voters stayed home in Eastern WA, even as competitive races on the west side boosted Democrats.