May 31 2020 presidential candidate Jay Inslee calls for pathway to citizenship By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Inslee unveiled wide-ranging immigration proposals unveiled, as he drew sharp contrasts with President Donald Trump on legal and illegal immigration. Continue reading
May 21 Washington becomes 1st state to allow composting of human remains By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Tuesday making Washington the first state to approve composting as an alternative to burying or cremating human remains. Continue reading
May 16 2020 hopeful Inslee touts $9 trillion climate plan as economic opportunity By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Inslee's proposal comes as some Democrats on Capitol Hill push a Green New Deal with a similar focus, but the former congressman, who has spent decades as a leading advocate for combating rising carbon levels, is seeking to carve out… Continue reading
Mar 31 2020’s underdogs battle for donors to get on debate stage By Bill Barrow, Sara Burnett, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press The fiercest battle for campaign cash is playing out between the presidential candidates who might not be on your radar. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 7:33 Gov. Jay Inslee on climate change, tax policy and reparations By Judy Woodruff More than a dozen candidates are running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Among them is Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state, who has made addressing climate change the cornerstone of his campaign platform. He sits down with Judy… Continue watching
Mar 01 What does Jay Inslee believe? Where the candidate stands on 6 issues By Saher Khan Inslee is a vocal advocate of combating climate change and now a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee launches 2020 presidential bid By Rachel La Corte, Bill Barrow, Associated Press The 68-year-old governor is launching his bid Friday in Seattle, following recent visits to the first primary state of New Hampshire and the early caucus state of Nevada. Continue reading
Dec 23 More than 3,000 Washington prisoners mistakenly freed early By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. -- More than 3,000 prisoners in Washington have been mistakenly released early since 2002 because of an error by the state's Department of Corrections that resulted in wrongly calculated sentences for about 3 percent of the prison population. Continue reading
Feb 11 Washington’s governor: ‘During my term, we will not be executing people’ By Zachary Treu The death penalty will be suspended in Washington state for at least the next three years, first-term governor Jay Inslee announced Tuesday. “During my term, we will not be executing people,” Inslee said during a news conference. The governor… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Biologists Struggle to Save the Spotted Owl Lee Hochberg reports on the battle between biologists and loggers over the northern Spotted Owl. The animal has been on the Endangered Species List for the past 17 years, but is not recovering as expected. Continue watching