As of this month, Washington’s Jay Inslee (D) remains one of three state leaders in the United States to retain gubernatorial emergency powers with no end in sight.

Then-Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, issued disaster declarations across 11 counties at the time, including Seattle. The storm was classified as a bomb cyclone because it rapidly intensified ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is asking FEMA for more time to assess damage from November's bomb cyclone. California judge who blocked Trump National Guard order hit with impeachment resolution The ...

Now that Oregon’s governor has rescinded the emergency powers declaration that she issued at the onset of the COVID crisis, some are wondering will Washington state be next? Gov. Jay Inslee ...

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has unlocked state funding to help those recovering from a bomb cyclone that tore through Western Washington in November. “We just finalized the details of ...

After Washington's storms, then-Gov. Jay Inslee issued a disaster declaration in 11 counties — including where Seattle is located — and filed the application for disaster relief with FEMA to ...

Back in Sept. 2022, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced that his emergency powers will be coming to an end on Oct. 31. He held those powers for 920 days.

NESPELEM, Wash. – Washington Gov. Jay Inslee called for increased federal assistance for communities living on the “tip of the spear” of climate change while the hills behind him smoldered ...

O n Friday, Aug. 2, Gov. Jay Inslee issued his fourth emergency proclamation of the year, this time in response to the wildfires that have spread across Washington state this summer.

Only Seattle, Tacoma and Everett are excluded from the drought emergency Gov. Jay Inslee declared Wednesday as he warned that water supply for the affected areas is likely to be down because of ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor Jay Inslee has issued an emergency proclamation in response to several wildfires burning across the state. Inslee said Washington has seen "abnormally dry ...

Gov. Jay Inslee said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients as the U.S. Supreme Court makes decision on the issue.