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Knute Berger shares the story of the Northwest's largest river, from its headwaters in Canada to the threat that climate change poses to its watershed.

George Francis Train, an 1800s influencer, once convinced a newspaper to sponsor him on a record-breaking trip around the globe. Knute Berger explains. 

With a $10-16B budget shortfall, lawmakers in Olympia will consider new taxes, bills to fund law enforcement hiring and a statewide rent-hike cap.

How much has the Legislature paid private attorneys to defend against lawsuits over its use of “legislative privilege”?

Elected officials will meet in Olympia in January for the upcoming legislative session. Cascade PBS spoke with a few about what’s on their to-do list.

The attorney general defeated challenger Dave Reichert 56% to 44% after the first vote count.

The former U.S. attorney leads 56% to 43% over Republican challenger Pete Serrano after the first ballot count.

Though sources varied among parties, 91% of Cascade PBS/Elway poll respondents said they look at news several times a week and 64% said they look daily.

Evergreen Values, funded primarily by the Democratic Governors Association, has donated almost as much against Reichert as he has raised in total for his campaign.

Shaun Scott, a Democratic Socialist, and Andrea Suarez, whom the party calls “not a bona fide Democrat,” vie to succeed the longtime lawmaker.