OLYMPIA (AP) — State Superintendent Chris Reykdal says lawmakers must expedite their work on satisfying a court mandate on putting more money toward basic education in Washington state. But he also wants them to start thinking about how to reshape the system in the coming years once that immediate work is done...
SPOKANE (AP) — Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories will expand its Spokane office after buying an office building.
The Pullman-based company plans a move into the facility by late summer.
The Spokesman-Review says Schweitzer makes equipment for the electric power industry...
QUILCENE (AP) — Washington state officials have approved a plan to expand Hood Canal conservation areas.
The Kitsap Sun reports that State Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark last week approved the planned expansion of the 2,770-acre Dabob Bay Natural Area by 3,393 acres...