Associated Press
Snowy winter eats up Washington state’s road-clearing budget
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state's road-clearing budget is taking a beating thanks to an especially cold and snowy winter.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that state transportation officials are asking lawmakers to add $5 million to the snow-and-ice removal budget to cover costs incurred this winter...
WA Senate confirms new transportation secretary
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington Department of Transportation Secretary Roger Millar has been unanimously confirmed by the state Senate.
The vote came Tuesday, just over a year after the chamber ousted his predecessor. Millar was initially appointed as acting secretary until Gov...