Jerry Cornfield
State Government and Politics Reporter at Washington State Standard
Longtime scribbler, currently state government/politics reporter for Washington State Standard; formerly with The Herald (Everett), Santa Barbara Independent.
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6 days ago |
washingtonstatestandard.com | Jerry Cornfield
Thousands of state government and community college employees in Washington want Gov. Bob Ferguson to ensure they receive a pay raise in July like the rest of the state workforce. They are asking the first-term Democrat not to sign a new state budget unless it pays for their contract, which lawmakers said was ratified too late to be put in the spending plan awaiting Ferguson’s signature.
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1 week ago |
kitsapsun.com | Jerry Cornfield
Hoteliers, restaurateurs and grocers are asking Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to veto part of a tax bill that they say will drive up food costs for them and their customers. Excising the contentious provision that is counted on to raise hundreds of millions of dollars would knock the budget out of balance, and force Ferguson to call lawmakers back into special session, supporters said.
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1 week ago |
washingtonstatestandard.com | Jerry Cornfield
Hoteliers, restaurateurs and grocers are asking Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson to veto part of a tax bill that they say will drive up food costs for them and their customers. Excising the contentious provision that is counted on to raise hundreds of millions of dollars would knock the budget out of balance, and force Ferguson to call lawmakers back into special session, supporters said.
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1 week ago |
tdn.com | Jerry Cornfield
Religious leaders in Washington will be required to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, under a new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on Friday. “Protecting our kids, first, is the most important thing. This bill protects Washingtonians from abuse and harm,” Ferguson said, noting Washington is one of five states in which clergy are not currently mandated reporters. It took Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, three years to get the bill to the governor’s desk.
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1 week ago |
washingtonstatestandard.com | Jerry Cornfield
The curtain is officially rising on Washington’s 2025 election season. Candidates can begin filing at 8 a.m. Monday for more than 3,200 seats on city councils, county commissions, school boards, and special districts. They must turn in declarations and pay any fees by 5 p.m. Friday. There are contests for nine Democrat-held legislative seats. Eight involve lawmakers appointed for the just-completed session who are seeking to stay in office. Winners will serve through 2026.
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New: WA Public Employees Association wants @GovBobFerguson to not sign the budget because it doesn't fund contracts their members ratified last month. #waleg budget writers said those deals arrived too late. Ferguson not showing his hand so far. https://t.co/iuviqjBrrU
Read: @GoldsteinStreet on today's WA Supreme Court decision upholding the state's ban on sale of high capacity ammo magazines. https://t.co/yEGFqJ3QJt #waleg #waelex
Correct that. It was 7-2 ruling
Read: In 8-1 ruling, WA Supreme Court upholds law banning sale of high capacity ammo magazines. Dissenting justice says majority relied on the sort of interest-balancing test 'that repressive governments have historically used to suppress opposition.' https://t.co/yGxVXJDVmF