Northwest News Network

Northwest News Network

Northwest News Network is a partnership of public radio stations located in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The reporters at N³ provide a regional viewpoint on current events and create in-depth stories that delve deeper than just the headlines.

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  • Rent limits become law in WA with signature from Gov. Bob Ferguson

    1 week ago | nwnewsnetwork.org | Jeanie Lindsay

    Washington has new limits on annual rent increases. Surrounded by affordable housing advocates, the governor signed the rent limits into law Wednesday – as well as a suite of other housing bills that the Legislature approved this year. The governor signed legislation creating new notice requirements for the sale of manufactured home communities and bills adjusting various construction regulations and permitting processes.

  • WA rent cap bill closer to becoming law, despite lingering divisions among Democrats

    1 month ago | nwnewsnetwork.org | Jeanie Lindsay

    A controversial bill limiting how much landlords can raise their tenants’ rent each year is on the cusp of becoming the law of the land in Washington, after clearing the state Senate by a vote of 29 to 20 Thursday. It’s unclear how the House will decide on the measure that passed, but the Senate’s vote put divisions among Democrats, who control the majority of the Legislature, on full display. The proposal's main backer, Sen.

  • Top staffer for Ferguson abruptly resigns

    2 months ago | nwnewsnetwork.org | Jeanie Lindsay

    A member of Washington Governor Bob Ferguson’s executive leadership team abruptly resigned Friday. The governor’s office confirmed that legislative director Joyce Bruce submitted her resignation after working with Ferguson for years, starting during his time as the state’s attorney general. It’s unclear what prompted the move. The legislative session still has more than a month left before lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn for the year.

  • The fight over 'parents rights' is back in Olympia. Here’s what’s going on.

    Feb 6, 2025 | nwnewsnetwork.org | Jeanie Lindsay

    Tensions are flaring in the state capitol as Democratic lawmakers move forward with changes to policies about parents’ oversight of their children in school. On one side are Republicans worried about state overreach, while Democrats say they want to protect the privacy of students, particularly LGBTQ kids. The partisan fight hinges on a conservative-backed initiative that passed the Legislature last spring.

  • New Washington State University spring wheat variety named for Black family with deep roots in Washington

    Jun 18, 2024 | nwnewsnetwork.org | Anna King

    Editor’s Note: The Northwest News Network acknowledges that all of what’s now Washington state is Indigenous lands, and that Northwest tribal people were killed, displaced and were unjustly removed from those lands. The brand new Bush wheat out of Washington State University is named for the Bush family. You might not have heard of them of until now. Settler George Bush was a Black pioneer on the Oregon Trail.

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