Articles from the January 15, 2025 edition

Taylor Richmond, Washington State Journal|Updated Jan 17, 2025

As they were cheered from the gallery by friends and family and treated to a ukulele version of "America the Beautiful," legislators gathered Jan. 15 for the opening of the 2025 Washington State Legislature. "As long as we stay focused on making sure people are better off by our decisions, we will get through our challenges and we will keep moving this state forward," said Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, who was elected as speaker of the House for the sixth time. In the...