Idaho Legislature’s Budget Committee Sets Budget for new State Office of Public Defender
BOISE, ID – The Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee set the budget for the new Idaho Public Defender’s Office on Monday. But after current and former public defenders expressed concern last fall over the transition to
14-Year-Old Killed, Four Others Injured in Moses Lake Shooting
MOSES LAKE, WA – A 14-year-old boy was killed and four others injured during a shooting Friday night in Moses Lake, according to the Moses Lake Police Department. Officers were dispatched around 9:13 p.m. on March 21
WSU Veterinarian Offers Hope for Dogs With Megaesophagus
PULLMAN, WA – For much of the past decade and a half, the career of Washington State University veterinarian Dr. Jillian Haines has been consumed by a rare and often fatal condition in dogs and cats known
Idaho Legislature Widely Approves Child Sex Abuse Death Penalty Bill, Sending it to Governor
BOISE, ID – A bill to allow the death penalty for adults who sexually abuse children age 12 and younger in Idaho is headed to Idaho Gov. Brad Little for final consideration. House Bill 380, cosponsored by
Hyundai Plans $5.8B Steel Plant in Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Louisiana’s Ascension Parish will be home to a $5.8 billion Hyundai steel mill supplying its plants in Alabama and Georgia. The announcement was made at the White House by President Donald Trump, Gov. Jeff
Gas Tax Increase is Key to Fueling Washington Senate’s Transportation Spending Plan
OLYMPIA, WA – The first increase in Washington’s gas tax since 2016 is the centerpiece of a bipartisan transportation funding plan state senators unveiled Monday. The 6-cent per-gallon hike in fiscal year 2026 would bring the gas
Trump’s School Choice Push Adds to Momentum in Statehouses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than a dozen states in the past two years have launched or expanded programs that allow families to use taxpayer dollars to send their students to private schools. Now, President Donald Trump and
After Fatal Accidents, WA Fish and Wildlife Workers Press Ferguson on Agency Appointee
OLYMPIA, WA – A labor union representing most employees at Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s troubled that a member of a commission that oversees the agency may not get reappointed after Gov. Bob Ferguson
Man Who Killed 25-Year-Old Jamie Wilson in Pullman Receives Maximum Prison Sentence of Nearly 30 Years
PULLMAN, WA – The man who killed his estranged wife 25-year-old Jamie Wilson of Pullman last year has been sent to prison for nearly 30 years. Whitman County Superior Court Judge Gary Libey sentenced 37-year-old Jacob Spray
Idaho Attorney General Issues Alert on 23andMe Genetic Data Sale Risk
BOISE, ID – Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador issued a consumer alert Monday regarding genetic data stored by 23andMe, following the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on March 23, 2025. According to the announcement, 23andMe—known for its