Developers in Washington should soon have more flexibility about how much parking to include with new housing…..a bill passed by the state Legislature last week [Friday 4/11] aims to encourage housing construction by limiting how much parking cities can require.

The Washington State Legislature has passed a bill to cap parking space requirements to spur housing development. KNKX Murrow News Fellow Nate Sanford has more.

Washington state plans to appeal a decision by FEMA… not to provide relief funding for damages caused by last year’s bomb cyclone.

Democrats in the Legislature are closer to adopting changes to a hotly debated parents rights law.

Deschutes County’s most powerful law enforcement officer gave false testimony under oath. That’s according to an explosive investigation recently completed by the County District Attorney’s Office. Emily Cureton Cook [like puritan took] reports.

Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp is now considered an unreliable witness by local prosecutors.

A measure requiring Oregon’s Department of Human Services provide luggage to kids in foster care so they can use it when they move passed the state Senate today. Lauren Dake has the story.

Hundreds of Asotin County seniors lost access to their Medicare Advantage plans through Regence Blueshield of Idaho this year. A company representative says the change was due to increasing financial pressure.

In Asotin County, Washington, just over a quarter of the population is 65 or older. This year, a locally-based insurance provider pulled its Medicare Advantage plans in the county. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports. :13

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill aimed at creating affordable housing in smaller cities, such as Adair Village.

KLCC’s Sajina Shrestha has details.