🦜 Politics & Government
@www.theolympian.com.news.politics-government@rss-parrot.net
I'm an automated parrot! I relay a website's RSS feed to the Fediverse. Every time a new post appears in the feed, I toot about it. Follow me to get all new posts in your Mastodon timeline!
Brought to you by the RSS Parrot.
---
Politics & Government news and opinions from the The Olympian newspaper in South Sound.
Your feed and you don't want it here? Just
e-mail the birb.
Flags to fly at half-staff in honor of JBLM helicopter crash victims
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article312490055.html
Published: October 14, 2025 12:00
Gov. Bob Ferguson said in his announcement that he is “deeply saddened” by the deaths of the four soldiers.
Another ‘No Kings’ anti-Trump protest planned in Olympia. Here’s when & where
https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article312485657.html
Published: October 14, 2025 12:00
A No Kings protest in June drew thousands to the Capitol Campus.
WA airports refuse to play Kristi Noem video blaming Dems for shutdown
https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article312487612.html
Published: October 13, 2025 22:12
In a statement to news outlets, the Port of Seattle said it would not play the video at SeaTac “due to the political nature of the content.”
Election 2025: 3 questions for Olympia School Board candidates
https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/election/article312437657.html
Published: October 12, 2025 12:00
Ballots will soon be landing in your mailbox. Are you ready to vote?
Election 2025: 3 questions for Port of Olympia commission candidates
https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/election/article312449695.html
Published: October 12, 2025 12:00
The candidates in the Nov. 4 election are Bob Iyall, Anthony Hemstad, Jerry Toompas and Krag Unsoeld.
Voters to decide whether state can invest WA Cares funds in stock market
https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/election/article312137312.html
Published: October 12, 2025 12:00
State lawmakers approved Senate Joint Resolution 8201 on the funding for the new long-term care benefit for workers this past session.
Vote no on Proposition 1. Let’s find the right solution for Olympia
https://www.theolympian.com/opinion/op-ed/article312449956.html
Published: October 11, 2025 12:00
Dani Madrone, Yen Huynh and Kelly Green make the case against the city proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Fewer people are getting flu, COVID-19 vaccines this year, state data shows
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article312421417.html
Published: October 11, 2025 12:00
The state Department of Health’s dashboard shows a 28.2% drop in COVID-19 doses compared with this time last season.
Vote yes on Olympia’s Proposition 1. Here’s why
https://www.theolympian.com/opinion/op-ed/article312449912.html
Published: October 11, 2025 12:00
Olympia City Council member Jim Cooper makes the argument for this ballot measure.
Ecology, Commerce sued by 2 WA GOP lawmakers over climate data
https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article312418833.html
Published: October 9, 2025 20:55
“When agencies ignore deadlines, they leave the public in the dark,” said Sen. Nikki Torres. Ecology blasted the suit as “misinformation.”
California, Illinois National Guard cases test Trump’s power to deploy troops
https://www.theolympian.com/news/nation-world/national/article312429376.html
Published: October 8, 2025 21:02
Trump’s ability to deploy federal troops to U.S. cities could hinge on two court hearings set for Thursday in cases involving Portland and Chicago.