Native American tribes

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of Native American tribes in six Western states are bashing President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts to American Indian programs. Tribal leaders in Oregon, Washington state and Idaho speaking on behalf of the group said Thursday the proposed budget guts spending on Native American education, health care and environmental initiatives...

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest kicks off a massive earthquake and tsunami drill as part of a multiday event to rehearse scenarios on how the region would deal with a dual natural disaster. The four-day event, called Cascadia Rising, begins Tuesday...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state agency has hired New Jersey consultants to prepare an economic market study on gambling in the state. The News Tribune reports that a press release says Spectrum Gaming Group has worked in the field since the 1980s and has conducted studies on gambling in other states, including Florida and Connecticut...