Quick Links

What's Happening Now

All News
Planning for future Cascadia High-Speed Rail will advance with $49.7 million in federal funding

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded the Washington State Department of…

ICYMI: EPA approves California's request regarding efficiency standards

In case you missed it: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved California's request for a waiver of…

Inslee releases future-focused budget proposal, highlights the growing costs of income inequality

Today, Gov. Jay Inslee released a balanced budget proposal that protects progress on the programs and services that working families and…

Governor Inslee

Governor Inslee

Governor Inslee

Gov. Inslee releases future-focused budget proposal, highlights the growing costs of income…
Tue, Dec 17, 2024
Gov. Inslee releases future-focused budget proposal, highlights the growing costs of income inequalityhttps://medium. com/media/…
Washington leads on equitable, inclusive hiring
Wed, Dec 04, 2024
While some states have eliminated degree requirements and tried to implement skill-based hiring, no state has gone as far to advance equitable and inclusive…
New executive order stays the course on salmon recovery
Tue, Dec 03, 2024
Washingtonians drink from the Columbia River. Tribes sustain themselves by fishing from it. It waters our fields to grow our food. Communities are powered…
Inslee announces plan for new juvenile rehabilitation facility and previews possible legislative…
Mon, Nov 25, 2024
Inslee announces plan for new juvenile rehabilitation facility and previews possible legislative proposalsWashington state’s juvenile rehabilitation (JR)…
Artist Grace Flott selected to create Inslee portrait
Fri, Nov 08, 2024
Following a competitive nationwide search conducted by ArtsWA, Gov. Jay Inslee and First Spouse Trudi Inslee have selected artist Grace Flott to create the…
A new Western State Hospital breaks ground, and a promise is kept
Thu, Oct 17, 2024
On Thursday morning, state leaders gathered in Lakewood to break ground on a new hospital to be built on the Western State Hospital campus. The hospital will…
Building better neighbors and improving public safety: New executive order updates Washington’s…
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Building better neighbors and improving public safety: New executive order updates Washington’s recidivism and reentry effortsThe best prison, in the view of…
A watt saved is a penny earned during ‘peak demand’ weather events
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Heat waves and cold snaps send Washingtonians running to the thermostat, cranking up electrical demand. These wild weather swings are happening more often…
As salmon return home to spawn, people work to bring them back from the brink
Wed, Aug 21, 2024
From local creeks to federal dams, salmon recovery requires all hands on deck. For 6 million years, Pacific salmon have repeated their extraordinary life cycle…
Five years in, Paid Leave has changed 500,000 lives
Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Washington’s first-in-the-nation Paid Family and Medical Leave program has helped Washingtonians navigate some of life’s biggest challengesWhen you have a baby…