With dwindling federal funds and a looming state budget shortfall, Washington lawmakers are trying to figure out how to keep ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With days left in office, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a directive on Friday, aiming to codify emergency abortion access in the state. Directive 25-01 instructs ...

"FEMA rebuilds communities and saves lives ... due to personal animus toward Gov. Jay Inslee. As well, he sometimes appeared more critical of officials when harmful weather events occurred ...

Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as she takes over the department that ...

A Washington state lawmaker from Gig Harbor is backing a “contingency” bill in case bids for hybrid-electric ferries expected ...

Both FEMA and the wildfires that have burned about ... Trump disregarded wildfire aid requests from then-Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) in his first term. The Trump administration has also ...

Washington hospitals already abide by the rules in Gov. Jay Inslee's emergency proclamation, but Inslee says he's preparing for potential changes federally. Newsom eases building restrictions as ...

Jay Inslee (D). In a largely low-key hearing ... a department that includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency. However, she was cagier on whether she would obey or refuse a directive ...

Jay Inslee. “We still have a long road to recovery ... Inslee declared a state of emergency on Jan. 7 allowing $1 million of state funding to be utilized in recovery efforts.

Emergency powers reform has been an issue since Feb. 29, 2020, when then-Gov. Jay Inslee declared a statewide emergency in response to the novel coronavirus that was spreading across the globe ...