Legislation to rein in the governor’s emergency powers passed out of a Washington State Senate committee Friday, but not ...

Limiting a governor’s emergency powers has been a topic of debate over the past few years in light of the coronavirus ...

Numerous proposals to change the governor’s emergency powers were introduced during former Governor Jay Inslee’s time in office. The Democratic governor’s declared state of emergency over ...

Inslee's decision to enact an emergency clause on House Bill 2638 ... March 25, 2021: Gov. Jay Inslee signs Washington sports betting bill HB 2638 into law, which permits sports wagering at ...

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Hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees were fired as part of a wave of terminations of federal workers over the holiday weekend and Tuesday, according to agency officials.

Just 48 hours after declaring himself “king,” President Donald Trump, in a highly public display, launched a verbal attack on ...

People living in Western North Carolina who were impacted by Tropical Storm Helene now have more time to apply for two important benefits: FEMA Assistance and Disaster Unemployment Assistance ...

Jay Inslee did. For instance, the former attorney general promised during the campaign to move his office for a week to Western State Hospital, the state’s challenged main psychiatric facility.