Marko Liias
Bill to expand sports gambling introduced in Legislature

By Nicholas K. Geranios Jan. 21, 2021 12:34 PM EST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to expand sports gambling in Washington state beyond Indian casinos and into privately-owned card rooms has been introduced in the...

A group of anti-fascist protesters dressed in black make a brief stop outside a perimeter fence being watched by National Guard members and Washington State Patrol troopers, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee activated members of the National Guard this week to work with the Washington State Patrol to protect the Capitol campus. The group, part of a larger protest that was taking place in downtown Olympia, left after several minutes of exchanging words with troopers and guard members. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Washington state Legislature convenes under tight security

By Rachel La Corte And Gene Johnson Jan. 11, 2021 12:28 AM EST

Gov. Jay Inslee kisses his wife Trudi after she introduced him following the Associated Press declaring him a winner for a third consecutive term. This on the porch of an official residence on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times via AP)
Jay Inslee wins 3rd term as Washington governor

By Rachel La Corte Nov. 03, 2020 11:07 PM EST

Dwayne Alexander, right, and Dequan Stowe, left, perform hip-hop music with the theme of "Drop The Vote," Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, outside a voting center in Seattle where people can drop off ballots or get help registering to vote or obtaining their ballots. Both are with the Seattle-based organization Urban Family, who came up with the Drop The Vote campaign to encourage and educate voters from underserved communities. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Inslee wins third term, voters weigh in on sex ed

Nov. 03, 2020 11:02 PM EST

U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash., poses for a photo, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. Heck is running against Washington Sen. Marko Liias, D-Lynnwood, for Washington state Lt. Governor in the upcoming election. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Democrats Liias, Heck seek lieutenant governor's office

By Gene Johnson Oct. 24, 2020 12:18 PM EDT

A worker walks past a Boeing 737 MAX jet at a Boeing airplane manufacturing plant Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Renton, Wash. Boeing says it will cut about 10% of its workforce and slow production of planes as it deals with the ongoing grounding of its best-selling plane and the coronavirus pandemic. With air travel falling sharply because of the virus, airlines have delayed orders and deliveries of new planes, reducing Boeing's revenue. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Boeing cuts compound virus's threat to Seattle-area economy

By Gene Johnson Apr. 30, 2020 05:47 PM EDT