Chelan County commissioners continue raising concerns about how federal health care laws are burdening the county's residents.
Commissioner Kevin Overbay says one of the biggest problems rests with the laws that govern Medicaid.
"Right now, if someone's booked into the jail just for being accused of a crime they lose their Medicaid coverage after the first thirty days in Washington State...
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Wildfire season in North Central Washington is fast approaching, and agencies throughout the region are getting ready.
Despite several days of unseasonably warm temperatures in recent weeks, this year's spring weather has been largely cooler and wetter than normal...
Earlier this month, Washington representative Kim Schrier was named Chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Farm Bill Take Force. She says she’s very honored to represent her district as well as the New Dems in this way.
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Washington representative Kim Schrier kicked off a tour of the 8th district Friday with a Farm Bill listening session in western Washington. Schrier said regardless of where she goes in the district, there are certain themes of the Farm Bill that always rise to the top.
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On Wednesday, a host of lawmakers, including Washington Representatives Kim Schrier and Dan Newhouse, Kansas Representative Tracey Mann, Minnesota Rep. Brad Finstad, Iowa Representative Ashley Hinson, California's Jimmy Panetta and Jim Costa, as well as Maine's Chellie Pingree, introduced the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023. Th...
Due to language missing from the 2018 Farm Bill, the Secretary of Agriculture is not permitted to waive the match requirement within the Specialty Crop Research Initiative, a key USDA plant pest and disease prevention research program targeting fruits and vegetables...