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Laurel Demkovich

Indiana, Olympia

Reporter at Cascade PBS

Reporter @CascadePBSNews

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  • 4 days ago | cascadepbs.org | Laurel Demkovich

    “To be conservative has now been equated with being angry and engaging in grievance politics, and it’s just not for me,” said Flake, former ambassador to Turkey and current director of the Institute of Politics at Arizona State University. Listen to the full sessions on the weekly Cascade PBS Ideas Festival podcast. Flake served in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019 and knows firsthand what it’s like to stand up to President Donald Trump.

  • 1 week ago | cascadepbs.org | Laurel Demkovich

    The first months of the Trump administration have brought layoffs, closures and confusion to free preschool programs, compounded by state funding woes.

  • 2 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Laurel Demkovich

    Gov. Bob Ferguson filed a brief Tuesday in support of a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s tariffs, which the Democratic governor argued are “unlawful, arbitrary” and disproportionately harmful to Washington. Ferguson and two dozen politicians, labor unions, economic development organizations and local governments signed onto an amicus brief in support of a multistate lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade against four of President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

  • 2 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Laurel Demkovich

    Following weeks of questions about how the new executive might respond to legislative Democrats’ approved tax increases, Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed a two-year almost $78 billion spending plan with new taxes and program cuts.

  • 3 weeks ago | cascadepbs.org | Laurel Demkovich

    In some seats, incumbents are running unopposed. In others, multiple candidates filed by the May 9 deadline. Some Democratic incumbents face strong Republican challengers while others face opposition from their own party. New taxes approved by lawmakers earlier this year are top of mind for candidates, as are increasing public safety, improving education outcomes and making housing more affordable. Here’s a look at who’s filed.

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8 Mar 24

RT @jeanjeanielindz: This one's for the press girlies who kicked serious butt in Olympia this session. The #waleg press corps has never loo…

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29 Feb 24

RT @TheImpactTVW: On The Impact this week: initiative hearings and late session takeaways. Press panel with @reporterellen @SpokesmanRevie…

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Laurel Demkovich @LaurelDemkovich
27 Feb 24

RT @dospueblos: Senate Dems have said no a second time to passing a rent 'stabilization' bill. This time it lapsed in the Ways and Means Co…