Funding will help build 830 miles of fiber into rural regions of the state; will help provide affordable access to libraries, hospitals, 380,000 households, 18,000 businesses

"Read Across America" is an annual event, celebrated at elementary schools across the country on the birthday of Theodor Geisel, the author better known as Dr. Seuss. This year, it takes place on Tuesday.

‘We trust judges to make determinations based on the evidence they are presented, now we need to give them the ability to deny bail to the most dangerous suspects,” Hope says

Director, WPC’s Center for Government Reform

School Support Employees Get Extra Training

Gov. Chris Gregoire has been a big advocate of curbing global warming pollution in Washington with cleaner energy sources, but at the state Capitol on Saturday, members of the Sierra Club and other conservation groups will ask her to take the next step, and commit to a coal-free Washington within the next five years.

Recovery Act funding will allow PSE to continue investing in expanding clean-energy industry in Washington state

Legislation integrates engineering education into K-12 curriculum

Innovative program will allow local governments, non-profits to purchase private timberland; forests would be conserved, but responsible timber harvesting would be protected

Legislation Would Increase Federal Involvement in Puget Sound Restoration Efforts, Establish New Environmental Protection Agency Office in Washington

Governor postpones bill signing until 4 p.m.

A measure to amend the state constitution’s provisions for bail will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday, the deadline for non-budget bills to be voted out of committees in the House and Senate.

Today, the leadership in the state House of Representatives and Senate released their supplemental fiscal year 2010 budgets.

WA House and Senate Release Budget Proposals

Seattle, WA – It’s been a bumpy road getting federal dollars to fix all those bumpy roads in the Washington backcountry – but the U.S. Forest Service will spend $7 million here this year as part of the Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation program. It represents a rare funding increase for forest road repair and decommissioning, and means work opportunities in many small towns as well as environmental benefits. Comments from Mike Anderson, senior resource analyst, The Wilderness Society. (Pronouncer: skoh-KOH-mish)

With all the state budget talk in Olympia, Washington's youngest residents haven't gotten much media attention, but early learning is another hot topic at the Capitol.

Bill will help keep more workers employed

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray released the following statement on the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act, which goes into effect today:

On May 23rd, the usually quiet and serene Centennial Trail is set to become the new buzz of Snohomish when a group of local moms, joined by hundreds of runners, moves forward in an effort to support the local Search and Rescue team.

The House Capital Budget Committee today voted to pass House Bill 3181, known as the Clean Water Act of 2010.