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The Pickford Film Center's expansion to Grand Avenue is one of many local projects funded this year by the state capital budget.
Local

State funds arts, crisis care in Whatcom, Skagit

Capital budget includes new Pickford theater space
May 2, 2023 2:03 p.m.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Gov. Jay Inslee
Government

State AG Bob Ferguson announces campaign for governor

Inslee announced Monday he won't seek 4th term
May 2, 2023 10:59 a.m.
Government

Legislature unanimously passes Nooksack adjudication bill

Environmental bills see success in state Legislature
May 2, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Gov. Jay Inslee shakes hands with audience members at a press conference at Western Washington University in October 2022. The governor announced May 1 he would not seek a fourth term.
Government

Gov. Jay Inslee won’t seek 4th term

Inslee the second governor elected to 3 consecutive terms
May 1, 2023 11:06 a.m.
South Hill and other residential neighborhoods in Bellingham could be built with as many as six units per lot after the so-called "missing-middle" bill passed into law in the last state legislative session.
Housing

New state laws pave way for more housing density

Bellingham must pivot on ADU rules
April 29, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Rep. Debra Lekanoff of Anacortes has made combatting the opioid epidemic her top priority in the 2024 legislative sesion.
Indigenous Affairs

State creates missing Indigenous people cold case unit

Bill passed unanimously in Legislature; signed by Inslee
April 28, 2023 2:40 p.m.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs House Bill 1240 April 25 at the Capitol in Olympia
Government

New state gun law already faces federal court challenge

One law bans the sale of dozens of types of semi-automatic rifles
April 25, 2023 4:26 p.m.
Rep. Alicia Rule pushed for a crisis relief center for Whatcom County in the state's capital budget. “It was
Law & Justice

State funds $9M crisis center for Whatcom

Rep. Rule: 'One of the most critical things we can do right now'
April 25, 2023 2:53 p.m.
A $17.7 million state grant will support cleanup of the Whatcom Waterway on Bellingham's waterfront.
Government

Bellingham waterfront gets $17.7M for cleanup

State grant to pay for Whatcom Waterway project
April 25, 2023 1:19 p.m.
Rebecca Quirke
Housing

Tenants Revolt hopes to propose local housing legislation

City Council will hear update on Bellingham's rental inspection program
April 23, 2023 5:00 a.m.
A student prepares to get fresh fruit and veggies from the salad bar at Alderwood Elementary School in October 2022 in Bellingham. More elementary school children will have access to free meals thanks to a bill that passed the state Legislature.
Government

Education bills will expand free meals, special ed funding

Whatcom schools to benefit
April 18, 2023 10:44 a.m.
Sen. Sharon Shewmake speaks at a town hall in Ferndale in March. Bills intended to promote affordable housing have advanced in Olympia
Law & Justice

Bills advance that favor police, housing density

Whatcom, Skagit lawmakers support pursuits bill
April 16, 2023 5:00 a.m.

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