Rogoff out again: Federal appeals court halts reinstatement of US Attorney fired by Trump
SEATTLE—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Sunday, October 4, granted the DOJ an administrative stay, pausing a district court order that had blocked President Donald J Trump’s firing of Roger Rogoff and restored him as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington. The order, issued by Clerk of Court Molly […]
WA governor ‘disappointed’ Canada is fast-tracking new oil pipeline to BC
[OLYMPIA | JERRY CORNFIELD and TOM BANSE]—A proposed Canadian oil pipeline to a supertanker terminal at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia is raising hackles among Washington state’s political leaders. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday designated the West Coast Oil Pipeline, now known as the Pacific Link, as a project of national […]
Ferguson details his Phone-Free Schools Act, a full-day ban on cellphones in schools
SPOKANE — Gov. Bob Ferguson on Thursday laid out the details of a proposal that would require every public school in Washington state to keep students’ cellphones and other personal electronic devices powered down and out of reach for the entire school day, even including lunch. Speaking in the gymnasium at Lewis & Clark High […]
WFSE members approved a 2027-29 contract that delays raises
OLYMPIA — Members of the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) have accepted a tentative agreement covering the union’s general government contract for the 2027-29 biennium, locking in healthcare funding and a package of workplace protections while leaving general wage increases for a second-year reopener. The agreement contains no additional general compensation in its first […]
