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Without a speaker having been elected yet, that moves the president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, Patty Murray, up to second in line for the U.S. Presidency.

The federal money would be used to hire more Deputies in the Yakima County Sheriff's Office and Officers with the Yakama Nation.

Ex-WSU/NFL player Steve Gleason is being considered for the Congressional Gold Medal. The honor is being sought for his work as an advocate for people with ALS.

SEATTLE (AP) Washington's two Democratic senators are being criticized for their votes against a proposal aimed at making it easier to import inexpensive prescription drugs from Canada. The Seattle Times reports that Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell joined 11 other party colleagues last week in opposing an amendment to the budget reconciliation bill to allow pharmacies, wholesalers and individuals

SEATTLE (AP) — Democrat Patty Murray is Washington's senior U.S. senator, and she has mostly coasted to re-election over four terms. Her challenger this November, Republican Chris Vance, hopes his message of fiscal discipline and social moderation will resonate with voters long turned off by the GOP...

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...

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...

People may soon be allowed to invest private money in new forms of public housing. A change in state law merges Section 8 and Section 9 housing. Currently, Section 8 housing allows private investments while Section 9 is entirely publicly-funded...

Senator Patty Murray will make a visit to Yakima today. She'll meet with veterans at the Yakima VFW this afternoon during what she's calling a listening session. Murray will talk about her efforts to improve veterans care and benefits nationwide...