Previous State Government News

• June 28, 2019
• Fire Precaution Level Increases in Southeast Washington (DNR)
• No Fireworks (Parks)
• June 27, 2019
• New path at Peace Arch links Canada and U.S. at border crossing (Governor)
• Inslee statement on Supreme Court census ruling (Governor)
• AG Ferguson: Victory in the Census case against the Trump Administration (ATG)
• June 26, 2019
• Inslee announces $5.8 million in grants for local communities to improve lives of families facing poverty (Governor)
• June 25, 2019
• AG Ferguson asks full Ninth Circuit to hear Title X arguments (ATG)
• June 24, 2019
• Long-range electric vehicles in Washington state’s fleet surpass 1M miles driven (DES)
• 2019/2020 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Marine Areas (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.) Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. (WDFW)
• 2019/2020 Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet updates and clarifications - Lakes and Streams (These are corrections to the pamphlet, they are not emergency rules.) Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. (WDFW)
• Marine areas 1-10 to open for halibut fishing Friday, June 28 (WDFW)
• June 22, 2019
• DOL DRIVES project earns top award from OCIO (OCIO)
• June 21, 2019
• Inslee and Health Secretary Wiesman commit to protecting access to reproductive care following Title X decision (Governor)
• BG teams spruce up the Capitol Campus for summertime visitors (DES)
• Attorney General charges hotel owner over asbestos removal, allegedly lying under oath (ATG)
• Recreational halibut fishing to open for additional day in Marine Area 2 (WDFW)
• Portion of Skagit River to close to fishing for four days (WDFW)
• Ocean salmon seasons to open June 22 (WDFW)
• June 20, 2019
• Tree work scheduled June 26 and 28 on the Capitol Campus (DES)
• AG Ferguson and Gov. Inslee statements on Title X ruling (ATG)
• Drano Lake and Wind River to reopen for retention of salmon and steelhead (WDFW)
• Shrimp areas 7 South and 7 East to get two additional days for recreational shrimp fishing (WDFW)
• June 19, 2019
• Anderson Lake in Jefferson County will close to fishing (WDFW)
• June 17, 2019
• DOL DRIVES project earns top award from OCIO (WaTech)
• More sport halibut days to open in Marine Areas 3 and 4 (WDFW)
• June 14, 2019
• Lifesaving awards honor workplace heroes -- nominations open now (LNI)
• AG Ferguson secures $5.1M in relief for more than 500 Washington students scammed by lender affiliated with shuttered for-profit college (ATG)
• A section of the upper Green (Duwamish) River to close to all fishing (WDFW)
• June 13, 2019
• AG Ferguson statement on victory in Hanford workers’ compensation case (ATG)
• Icicle River will open June 15 for spring Chinook fishing (WDFW)
• June 11, 2019
• Barbless hooks to become voluntary in portions of the Columbia River and tributaries (revised) (WDFW)
• Updates to Columbia River summer salmon fisheries (WDFW)
• June 10, 2019
• Puget Sound recreational summer crabbing opening in most areas (WDFW)
• June 7, 2019
• AG Ferguson challenges Wapato city administrator’s scheme to enrich himself (ATG)
• June 6, 2019
• Hood Canal gets additional days for recreational shrimp fishing (WDFW)
• June 5, 2019
• Pollution Liability Insurance Agency receives Certificate of Project Excellence Award by OCIO (OCIO)
• Small agency receives Certificate of Project Excellence Award (WaTech)
• Proposed Washington state rule would restore labor protections for thousands of overtime-exempt workers (LNI)