Shirley Hankins, who represented the Tri-Cities in the Washington state Legislature for 24 years as a moderate Republican ...

There are growing concerns that the state is shortchanging special education, and districts face rising costs for daily operations and supplies.

All three finalists have experience as elected officials. The County Council will chose one to fill the vacancy.

Two appointed senators, with the significant failure rate of those appointees, might be the helping hand that Senate Democrats need to climb back into power.