Two Americans believed to be held hostage by Hamas, pronounced dead

TEL AVIV, Israel—Judith Weinstein Haggi, 70, and husband Gad Haggai, 73, who were taken hostage near their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack have been pronounced dead. Weinstein called emergency services during the terrorist attack to report that both she and her husband had been shot, according to AP. […]

Utilities and Transportation Commission appoints new executive director

LACEY—The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission announced on December 20 the appointment of Jeff Killip as the agency’s new executive director and secretary. Killip’s appointment begins February 1, 2024. Killip has extensive leadership experience and announced his resignation as the Department of Industrial Relations chief for California Occupational Safety and Health, where he leads a team of nearly 900 […]

Lumen will pay $825,000 to customers over illegal pandemic disconnections

OLYMPIA—Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Thursday that Lumen Technologies, formerly CenturyLink, will pay a total of $825,000 to 1,099 Washington telephone customers it disconnected during the pandemic in violation of the emergency health and safety moratorium. The payment resolves two separate investigations by Ferguson’s Public Counsel Unit and his Consumer Protection Division. Lumen is a […]

Let’s Go Washington turns in over 2.6 million signatures for all six landmark initiatives

TUMWATER—The Let’s Go Washington citizen action group turned in 424,890 signatures on Thursday to provide Washington residents the choice to opt of the state-operated Washington Cares Fund assessment – aka Long-term Care Tax (LTC). “The huge lies that are being told that this somehow takes away long-term care health…this is a complete and total falsehood; all […]

Secretary Hobbs announces launch of redesigned VoteWA voter portal

OLYMPIA—The Office of the Secretary of State launched an updated user experience for Washingtonians at its VoteWA portal on December 26. The enhanced website is supported by a new look, user-informed navigation, and additional accessibility features to help voters easily and quickly find what they need. “VoteWA’s new intuitive design reflects our commitment to providing […]