Governments, including Washington state, making policy for use of generative AI
(The Center Square) - Increasingly, government agencies are developing policies to guide employees in the use of generative artificial intelligence while considering the legal...
Gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird touts school board recall as campaign pitch
Semi Bird, a former Richland School Board director ousted from public office following an Aug. 1 recall vote, is promoting his removal as a...
Court orders changes to legislative district to stop ‘cracking’ Hispanic vote
(The Center Square) - A federal judge has directed state officials to revise the boundary of Washington’s 15th Legislative District to address issues of...
Washington Department of Ecology has $11.3M available for ‘water banking’
(The Center Square) - The Washington Department of Ecology has up to $11.3 million in funding available to qualifying counties seeking to “bank” local...
Bill seeks to establish USDA “Office of Agritourism”
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, is co-sponsoring federal legislation that, if enacted, would create an “Office of Agritourism” within the...