Washington fire and flood victims can reconstruct lost tax records, IRS says

WASHINGTON STATE — Families who lost tax returns, bank statements and property papers in Washington’s recent wildfires and those still piecing together records after last winter’s historic floods can reconstruct enough documentation to file returns, claim casualty losses and apply for aid, the IRS said in a guidance issued September 2 in Tax Tip 2026-67. […]

Ferguson suspends state laws to help those impacted by wildfires

SPOKANE — Governor Bob Ferguson today signed an emergency proclamation suspending state laws to help those impacted by Washington’s devastating wildfires. Governor Ferguson’s emergency proclamation expands access to the state’s disaster cash assistance program, increases access to vital documents lost in the fires, makes it easier to get unemployment benefits, and temporarily suspends regulatory requirements for health care […]

Tulalip among seven tribes awarded federal funding to protect environment

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced on May 22, that the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced $39.4 million in funding for nine projects in the State of Washington to remove fish passage barriers like small dams and culverts, open salmon and steelhead migration routes, and allow more salmon to return to their […]