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Gov. Jay Inslee has activated the Washington National Guard before Election Day. Select National Guard members will be on standby to ensure public safety and respond to potential civil unrest ...

The Washington National Guard will assist the United States Navy with their recovery efforts for the two crew members who ...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday he had activated the Washington National Guard to assist local law enforcement ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee activated some Washington National Guard members Friday, asking them to be on stand-by, in case they’re needed to support local law enforcement and the Washington ...

Jay Inslee (D) announced Friday, days after a ballot drop box in the state was burned by an incendiary device. Inslee has given the state’s adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, discretion on ...

Gov. Jay Inslee has approved Washington state’s largest wind farm to be built along 24 miles of the Horse Heaven Hills just south of the Tri-Cities, the Washington state Energy Facility Site ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has approved what will likely be the biggest wind farm in the state that would be built along 24 miles of the Horse Heaven Hills, just south of Kennewick. The ...

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Gov. Jay Inslee has activated some Washington National Guard members to be on stand-by in the event they are asked to support local law enforcement and the Washington State Patrol during election ...