Washington Government News

In the wake of the massive tornados that touched down in Oklahoma this week, Better Business Bureau , the Washington State Attorney General's Office and the Secretary of State are warning of opportunistic fraudsters.

ALGAE BLOOM: This is a red-orange algae bloom spotted at Edmonds on May 16. In Washington and Oregon both , state tax revenue reported as rising, and unemployment dropping - one of the best weeks of economic news in more than half a decade.

Bill Keller of the Times on how to legalize pot . he includes an interesting aspiration for the market structure by way of drug policy sage Mark Kleiman: One practical challenge facing the legalization pioneers is how to keep the marijuana market from being swallowed by a few big profiteers - the pot equivalent of Big Tobacco, or even the actual ... (more)

Law enforcement sources say there is concern about how major drug syndicates are going to react to marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado and in states where medical marijuana is being approved.

Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, died one year ago today, and fans of Washington's home-grown sound and the man who made it what it is will gather at the Howard Theater tonight , along with the Chuck Brown All-Star Go-Go Tribute Band, to celebrate his life.

Officials in Washington state took their first stab Thursday at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults.

Crosscut has expanded its coverage of Olympia, including the state Legislature and Gov.

The five West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift from Japan for cleanup.

Seattle Seahawks news, including Seattle Seahawks trades, statistics, roster and draft news, Hawks and NFL rumors, game scores and game schedule information If you're proud to be part of the 12th Man or a are big fan of the Rave Green, you may want to check out two new Washington license plates coming next year.

They've spent nearly eight months visiting marijuana grow houses, studying the science of getting high and earning nicknames like "the queen of weed." Now, officials in Washington are taking their first stab at setting rules for the state's new legal weed industry.

David does a nice job unpacking the dreadful Politico gossip item in his post below.

Republicans have waited five years for the moment to put the screws to Obama - and they have one-third of all congressional committees on the case now.

In St. Paul yesterday, a vote in the State Senate assured that Minnesota will become the 12th state in the Union to legalize same-sex marriage.

The state of Washington had a plan. It asked ranchers where a new pack of wolves showed up this year to keep their cows in protective pens longer than usual.

A jury has begun deliberating whether to impose the death penalty on a Washington prison inmate who strangled a corrections officer.

JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. -- U.S. Army Sgt. John Russell was found guilty of premeditated murder in the 2009 deaths of five service personnel in a mental health facility in Iraq.

Suicide stalks Indian Country, claiming more lives of native youth than those in any other population, not only in Washington, but nationally.

A Portuguese rabbi and a Moroccan diplomat stood shoulder to shoulder in a Catholic cemetery here while 200 mourners howled in grief as they buried a resident of this island off the western coast of Africa.

The Vermont House approved a measure Monday night that would allow doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives.

Eight Western Washington marijuana growers -- including four Vietnamese refugees in their 60s -- could spend years in prison if federal prosecutors get their way in coming weeks.