Congress

Crime

Port Orchard man pleads guilty to involvement in the January 6th insurrection

John M. Cameron, who was arrested in January 2022, reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors last week and is now awaiting sentencing.

Politics

The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — then quickly rejected it

The Senate this week voted with unanimous consent to adopt permanent daylight saving time hours to eliminate the need to change clocks twice a year.

Government

Amazon accused by Congress of 'potentially criminal' lies about data use

Amazon is accused of lying to Congress, when the company said it didn’t use data from its third-party sellers to compete with them. Those allegations were made in a letter from the bipartisan House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing Amazon executives of “potentially criminal activity.”

Politics

WA Rep. Newhouse says US must 'do all it can' to avert global crisis in Ukraine

Members of Washington state's Congressional delegation are calling for a severe, response against Russia. But what does that really mean?

Washington state lawmakers propose year-round standard time to get around Congress

Washington state senators are trying a new gambit to stop the twice-yearly ritual of changing our clocks from standard time to daylight time and back again. A previous effort to move the whole West Coast onto permanent daylight saving time failed to win requisite congressional support. So now, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pushing for Pacific standard time to be observed year-round.

Politics

While this WA commission's 'homework was turned in late, it was completed'

The Washington State Redistricting Commission had one job.

Government

Jayapal trumpets infrastructure bill passage, predicts success for Build Back Better

‘I'm looking forward to continuing to rebuild the trust because at the end of the day, not a single Republican will vote for universal childcare, universal Pre-K, lowering prescription drug prices, investing in housing, taking on climate change, supporting immigration.’

Government

Clean fuels and clean water: What's in the infrastructure bill for Washington

The infrastructure bill will help Washington state electrify buses and other vehicles, fix hundreds of roads and bridges, and give salmon a better chance at survival.