Gov. Jay Inslee

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee wants federal regulators to issue an emergency order requiring safety inspectors to physically walk the rail lines in the hours before Bakken crude oil is transported. In a letter to the railroad administration's chief, Inslee called current federal inspection standards "insufficient to protect our communities from the imminent threat of fires, spills, an

SEATTLE (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit Seattle Friday to attend fundraisers for Gov. Jay Inslee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The White House says the president plans to arrive Friday afternoon and will speak just before 7 p...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee was on the U.S. House floor as Democrats staged a sit-in to try and force a vote in that chamber on gun control measures. Inslee tweeted a picture of himself standing on the House floor Wednesday, writing he was there "to thank House Democrats for standing against gun violence...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A rainbow flag was raised in front of the Washington state Capitol to mark the start of gay pride month, and was immediately lowered to half-staff to mark last weekend's mass shooting at a central Florida nightclub. Gov...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and his Republican challenger, Bill Bryant, will face off in their first debate in August. The Association of Washington Business announced Tuesday that it will host the Aug. 17 debate in Spokane...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says Seattle police has increased security at Seattle Pride events this month following the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida. Murray said in a statement Sunday he is grieving the loss of so many members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in Orlando...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has concurred with approval that the federal government granted the Spokane Tribe to build an off-reservation casino in Airway Heights. Inslee on Wednesday said he agrees with the U.S. Department of Interior's determination last year that the project is in the best interests of the tribe and not harmful to the surrounding community...

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the Northwest needs to be "as prepared as we can be" for a devastating earthquake as a multi-day earthquake and tsunami drill began throughout the region. Inslee was joined by Major General Bret Daugherty, commander of the Washington National Guard, and FEMA Region X Administrator Ken Murphy at a news conference Tuesday... Read Mo

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's largest industrial polluters would be required to reduce carbon emissions gradually over time under a proposed rule. The measure released Wednesday is a key piece in Gov. Jay Inslee's efforts to tackle climate change and reflects other efforts in California and the Northeast...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Environmental groups are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to increase the summer time flows of the Spokane River, to improve recreation and to maintain the scenic falls in the middle of the state's second-largest city. The groups on Tuesday asked Inslee to revisit an April decision by the state Department of Ecology, in which the agency rejected a petition requiring more water in the r