Gov. Ferguson pledges to limit his emergency powers after bill stalls
Gov. Bob Ferguson is pledging to limit his own emergency powers after a bill he backed to place new limits on that authority ...
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FEMA, wildfires loom large in Noem hearing
Jay Inslee (D). In a largely low-key hearing ... a department that includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency. However, she was cagier on whether she would obey or refuse a directive ...
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Washington governor says he will limit his own emergency powers if lawmakers don’t
“It’s clear that the Legislature will not adopt bipartisan legislation to place reasonable limits on the Governor’s emergency ...
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FEMA tensions pose test for Noem
Both FEMA and the wildfires that have burned about ... Trump disregarded wildfire aid requests from then-Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) in his first term. The Trump administration has also ...
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Inslee declares state of emergency after deadly bomb cyclone devastates Washington
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a proclamation on Tuesday declaring a state of emergency in the aftermath of November’s bomb cyclone storm that caused massive damage in western Washington. The ...
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Washington Gov. Inslee directs state to add emergency abortion protections
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With days left in office, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a directive on Friday, aiming to codify emergency abortion access in the state. Directive 25-01 instructs ...
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Gov. Ferguson pledges to limit his emergency powers after bill stalls
Jay Inslee, who broadly exercised emergency powers as governor for more than two years in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Inslee showed little interest in limiting those powers, which he ...