Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington
OLYMPIA—Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that protects about $1.4 billion funding equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities, and other students in Washington state. On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education […]
WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings
OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street]—The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. Senate Bill 5855 would cover local, state and federal law enforcement, with limited exceptions for uses like personal protective equipment and undercover or SWAT operations. The proposal is sure to […]
Proposed ‘Billionaire Tax’ in California results in an exodus of $700+ billion in wealth
With all this talk about a Millionaires’ Tax in Washington state, California may provide a crystal ball into what may happen here in the Evergreen State. After passing a “Millionaires’ Tax” in 2004, then a “Very-High Earner” tax on those making over $250,000 passed in 2012, now Californians may be hit with a new “Billionaire […]
Brown co-leads lawsuit against HHS over gender-affirming restrictions for minors
SEATTLE—Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a federal lawsuit with Oregon and New York of 20 states and the District of Columbia challenging a declaration by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. that deems certain gender-affirming care for minors unsafe and ineffective, threatening to bar providers from participating […]
WA state wrongly gave 685 noncitizens a CDL, including Florida trucker who killed three
[JAKE GOLDSTEIN-STREET]—Washington state mistakenly issued nearly 700 commercial licenses to drive trucks and buses to noncitizens who don’t qualify over the past seven years. This issue has drawn heavy criticism from the Trump administration and others after a semitruck driver, Harjinder Singh, allegedly made an illegal U-turn and killed three people in Florida. Singh wrongfully […]
Western states request $1 trillion in funding from federal government
Below is the letter sent in its entirety to the federal government on May 11: Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy and Leader Schumer: It is now clear that COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future, and the worst of its economic impact is yet to come. Our states are on the […]
