Puyallup State Senator exposes the billion-dollar math divide on WA budget

Is it over-spending or a budget deficit? Depends on who you ask when it comes to the current biennial budget debate in the Washington State Legislature in Olympia. Various news reports have projected a $12-$14 billion budget
'It's real': Spokane Police Chief warns U.S. Senate of rising fentanyl deaths

(The Center Square) – Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall told the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that the economic toll of fentanyl is staggering as China smuggles precursors into Mexico for the cartels to ship north. His testimony
BREAKING: Epstein files ‘Phase 1’ includes list of contacts, spans 100 pages
Trump DOJ to file hate crime indictments against campus activists who ‘are supporting Hamas’
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Arizona joins coalition asking Congress to tackle organized retail theft

(The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes cosigned a letter with 37 other attorney generals asking Congress to draft a bill to crack down on organized retail theft. Dated Feb. 24, their letter to leaders
Death of unvaccinated Texas child is first U.S. fatality from measles outbreak in a decade

State and local health officials announced Wednesday that an unvaccinated school-aged child who was hospitalized with measles has died from the illness in West Texas. It is the first U.S. death reported from a measles outbreak since
National Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 over chat tool messages

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired more than 100 intelligence officers from 15 agencies for using a government chat platform for discussions that included topics like polyamory, gender transition surgery and politics. In a post
New Orleans Saints GM says Derek Carr will remain QB1 in 2025

Per Matthew Paras of The Advocate: New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis spoke confidently of starting quarterback Derek Carr while speaking with reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Wednesday, indicting that Carr will
Raiders, Giants showing ‘significant interest’ in Rams QB Matthew Stafford

According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, two teams — the Las Vegas Raiders and the New York Giants — have shown “significant interest” in Los Angeles Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford. Russini wrote on X: “Matthew Stafford’s exploration