Gov Inslee unveils $70B 2023-25 budget
(Image courtesy of TVW) Republicans aren’t too happy with the $70.4 billion budget proposal the Governor will send to lawmakers in January. Education takes up more than half of Governor Jay Inslee’s spending plan but with climate
NOT GUILTY! Jury acquits Pierce Co Sheriff
(Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer hugs attorney Anne Bremner as verdict is read) Pierce County Sheriff, Ed Troyer, shed tears and hugged the members of his legal team as he learned a six-person jury found him not
House approves funding extension to avert government shutdown, buying time for spending deal
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The House on Wednesday approved a short-term measure that extends funding for the federal government for another week, through Dec. 23, buying more time for lawmakers to finish crafting a massive omnibus spending …
Amazon worker shot, colleague returns fire killing suspect outside Arizona facility: Police
Nathan Stirk/Getty Images(CHANDLER, Ariz.) — An Amazon contract worker was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a gunman allegedly opened fire at an Amazon facility in Arizona Wednesday, according to police.
The alleged gunman was shot a…
John Boehner chokes up at Nancy Pelosi’s official portrait unveiling
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s official portrait was unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall, marking the first time a madame speaker joined the faces of the men who preceded her…
Lawmakers propose raising teachers’ minimum salaries to $60K to stem ‘mass exodus’
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Frederica Wilson on Wednesday introduced legislation to raise the national minimum salary for public school teachers to $60,000 — a proposal that the career educator hopes the next Congress will take up in …
Parents of slain Idaho student desperate for answers: ‘Where are you? Who are you?’
ABC News(MOSCOW, Idaho) — The parents of 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four slain University of Idaho students, are desperate for answers as police continue to look for suspects.
“We just want this person found so bad,” Kaylee Goncalves’ m…
Eddie Murphy to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at 2023 Golden Globes
ABC AudioThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that Eddie Murphy will be presented with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at this year’s Golden Globes ceremony.
First awarded to its namesake by the HFPA in 1952, the special trophy highlights …
Florida doctor sexual assault case highlights rape kit process
Naples Police Department(NAPLES, Fla.) — The 28-day delay between sexual assault allegations against a Florida doctor and his arrest has highlighted issues with rape kit testing, advocates say, as two additional women claimed they were assaulted by th…
Austin Butler goes goblin mode in ‘Saturday Night Live’ promo
NBC/Rosalind O’ConnorElvis star Austin Butler looks glamorous in nearly every frame of his lavishly shot promo for his upcoming hosting stint on SNL.
Butler looks dapper in a suit as he takes a deep breath and says, “Here we go.” He strides in slow-m…