Don Jenkins

U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the USDA and five other federal agencies to rehire fired probationary employees, ruling the Office of Personnel Management overstepped its authority by directing the […]

Donald Trump just passed 50 days in his second-go as president, halfway through the first 100 days, the traditional waiting period before early takes on presidencies are written. Trump has […]

OLYMPIA — House Democrats passed a bill giving collective-bargaining rights to employees of cannabis growers, foreshadowing a push to unionize all farmworkers, Republicans warned. House Bill 1141 passed 55-40 March […]

The Cow Palace dairy in Yakima County, Wash., embroiled in a prolonged battle with the Environmental Protection Agency for allegedly polluting groundwater, will close. Owner Adam Dolsen, whose grandfather started […]

U.S. District Judge William Alsup amended an oral ruling and ordered the Trump administration’s personnel director to rescind memos that led to the firing of probationary employees at the U.S. […]

OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson proposed $3.9 billion in spending cuts, saying he went over the state budget and sometimes thought, “Hey, come on. What are we doing here?” […]

The Trump administration’s personnel director denied allegations he unlawfully orchestrated the firing of tens of thousands of federal probationary employees, including USDA research scientists. Charles Ezell, acting director of the […]

Weed scientist Olivia Landau said she knew by the distraught look on her supervisor’s face that the rumor was true. She was being fired from her position in Pullman, Wash., […]

The Treasury Department reset the deadline for businesses to report under the Corporate Transparency Act to March 21 after a federal judge lifted his order that had been blocking the […]

The Democratic chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee said the state’s wolf policy is failing northeast Washington, echoing the frustration long-held by Republican lawmakers from that wolf-saturated corner of the state.