There’s often speculation about whether the United States will add a 51st state. Most often, attention focuses on Puerto Rico ...

Photo: Jimin Kim/Dave Decker/Zuma Press When Jay Inslee ran to be Washington state Governor 12 years ago, he was categorical about taxes. “I do not believe tax increases are the right path for ...

Now, every legislator is better prepared.” The email from Washington Democrats proposes raising the capital gains tax, which voters chose to retain in November, from 7% to nearly 10%.

AFP via Getty Images When Washington politicians speak of a Christmas tree this time of year, they are not referring to an actual tree. It means they’ve loaded up a bill with another kind of ...

ALFRED, Maine — York County’s coast got walloped in a pair of back-to-back storms in January 2024. Dunes were obliterated by the tremendous force of ocean water pounding the shore during the ...

Ace Flagg, meanwhile, is heading to play in his home state for the Maine Black Bears, one of the 44 Division I men’s programs never to have made the NCAA tournament. But first he has a ...

On Saturday, December 21, Denzel Washington took a powerful step in his faith journey, being baptized at Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in New York City and officially receiving his ...

A Kittitas County judge approved a $100,000 bench warrant for the arrest of a Houston, Texas woman who failed to show up in court on felony theft and forgery charges this week. Andrea Estell ...

A wealth tax is imposed on the value of some or all of a taxpayer's assets, such as stocks, real estate, and businesses. A Nov. 2024 report from the state Washington State Department of Revenue on a ...

A house in Washington County was destroyed in a fire and a propane delivery driver was injured in an explosion believed to have started the blaze, officials said. The Maine Fire Marshal's Office ...