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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A new poll shows that the Democratic candidates for president and governor hold strong leads in Washington state, though neither is above 50 percent. The latest survey by independent pollster Stuart Elway was released Monday...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday fired the head of psychiatric hospital in which an accused murderer escaped from last week. The escape was the latest in a litany of problems at the 800-bed Western State Hospital, where violent assaults on both staff and patients have occurred...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials have decided to let the statewide drought declaration expire at the end of this year. KPQ-AM reports that the team that advises Gov. Jay Inslee on the issue recommended that the state Department of Ecology not extend the drought declaration at this time. Ano...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — More than 3,000 prisoners in Washington have been mistakenly released early since 2002 because of an error by the state's Department of Corrections. At a news conference today, Gov. Jay Inslee said he had ordered immediate steps to correct the long-standing problem. ...

  OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee wants Washington state's teachers to get a raise, so he has proposed raising the state's portion of a teacher's starting pay by $5,000 next fall to help retention rates across the state. The teacher proposal is separate from the budget plan, but it would require about $100 million dollars to pay for it, something Inslee says can be done if four tax exemption

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee is set to release his supplemental budget proposal for the 2016 legislative session. Inslee will release his plan Thursday morning. Lawmakers return to the Capitol next month, and the House and Senate will each present their own supplemental budget proposals during the 60-day legislative session that is scheduled to end mid-March. ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency after days of hazardous weather with landslides, power outages and flooding of roadways, homes and property. The proclamation covers the series of storms that began Nov. 30 ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is heading to the U.N. climate change conference in Paris this week to promote efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The Seattle Times says the governor is part of a U.S. State Department delegation...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — More than a dozen Senate Republicans are asking Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to ensure that Syrian refugees are properly vetted before the state agrees to accept them. The letter from the 14 lawmakers on Wednesday says the state should pause potential resettlement efforts until more is known about the vetting process at the federal level...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed a state of emergency for all counties in the state, after days of heavy rain and a storm Tuesday that killed three people, wreaked havoc on power lines and flooded rivers...