Washington governor

By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardWashington gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert clashed over public safety, abortion…

By: Scott Greenstone, KUOW Former Richland school board member Semi Bird was endorsed by a majority of the roughly 1,800 delegates gathered in Spokane for…

The state of Washington will beef up security around the governor’s executive residence following a major breach of security on January 6, the same day a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Back in May, Culp was one of three dozen candidates running for Washington governor. A first-time candidate, he lacked the statewide name recognition of Tim Eyman, the anti-tax initiative promoter who was also running. But the police chief of Republic, population 1,100, in the northeast corner of the state seemed to have something the other candidates didn’t: a fired-up base of support.

Even as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee uses his emergency powers to restrict gatherings of more than 50 people and orders the closure of bars, restaurants and other gathering spaces for at least the next two weeks, state agencies are scrambling to implement emergency measures to protect their employees and those they serve from the rapid spread of coronavirus.

Washington’s three living former governors testified Thursday in favor of an initiative to once again allow affirmative action policies in public employment, education and contracting. At a joint House-Senate hearing in Olympia, the three governors – Republican Dan Evans and Democrats Gary Locke and Chris Gregoire – called on state lawmakers to pass I-1000

John Spellman, a former Washington governor and the first King County executive, has died. He was elected as governor in 1980 and served one term. He’s also the last Republican to hold the state's top office.