Gov. Jay Inslee

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Debate Coalition has released its schedule for four gubernatorial and U.S. Senate debates. Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee will debate Republican challenger Bill Bryant Sept. 26 at Seattle University and again Oct...

SEATTLE (AP) — Charles Z. Smith, Washington's first black trial judge and state Supreme Court justice, has died at age 89. In a statement Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee credited Smith's "illustrious pursuit of the law," saying that he demonstrated his commitment to justice as he prosecuted public corruption and broke the Supreme Court's color barrier...

SPOKANE (AP) €” Gov. Jay Inslee visited an incident command center in Spokane as several destructive fires burned across eastern Washington. Inslee on Tuesday blamed dry conditions and climate change for the increased fire danger in the state...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee sharply criticized his gubernatorial opponent for not speaking out against Donald Trump, his party's presidential nominee. At the first gubernatorial debate in Spokane Wednesday Inslee asked Bryant why he stayed silent for months when other Republicans upbraided Trump over a series of controversial statements, including recent remarks directed at the Muslim fa

OLYMPIA (AP) — The state Department of Corrections is conducting a review to determine whether offenders are serving the correct amount of prison time. The Seattle Times reports the department's acting secretary, Richard Morgan, called on staff in a memo updated this week to make sure sentencing information was accurate before prisoners are released...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has announced the appointment of Roger Millar as secretary of the state Department of Transportation. Millar has been serving as acting secretary since February, when he replaced Lynn Peterson, who was ousted by the Senate when majority Republicans and a Democrat who caucuses with them took the rare move of rejecting her gubernatorial appointment...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Thurston County was the final county to update its primary election results late Wednesday, though the numbers didn't change any results. Counties will continue to update throughout the week, as more than 300,000 ballots are currently on hand to be processed and counted, according to the secretary of state's office...

U.S. House District 1 NW, Snohomish 135 of 214 precincts - 63 percent x-Suzan DelBene, Dem (i) 40,697 - 54 percent x-Robert Sutherland, GOP 23,401 - 31 percent John Orlinski, Dem 7,248 - 10 percent Scott Stafne, Lib 2,102 - 3 percent Alex Storms, IP 1,974 - 3 percent 2 to be nominated...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington's voters have a lengthy ballot to consider ahead of Tuesday's primary election, where they'll narrow down their choices for offices ranging from U.S. Senate to the governor's office and dozens of legislative races...

OLYMPIA. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant has released his first TV ad in his campaign against incumbent Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee. The one-minute ad, which shows Bryant hiking in the woods and walking at the Port of Seattle, where he previously served as commissioner, is running on network and cable television channels in all major Washington markets...