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As Fuel Taxes Plummet, States Weigh Charging By The Mile Instead Of By The Tank

As Fuel Taxes Plummet, States Weigh Charging By The Mile Instead Of By The Tank

Associated Press So far, only three states — Oregon, Utah and Virginia — are generating revenue from road usage charges, despite the looming threat of an ever-widening gap between states’ gas tax proceeds and their transportation budgets. Hawaii will soon become the fourth. Without action, the gap could reach $67 billion by 2050 due to fuel efficiency alone, Boston-based CDM Smith estimates.

Government Awarding $1 Billion To Schools For Electric Buses

Government Awarding $1 Billion To Schools For Electric Buses

Associated Press Nearly 400 school districts are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses.

Takeaways: Abortion Backlash In Kansas, Greitens’ Collapse

Takeaways: Abortion Backlash In Kansas, Greitens’ Collapse

Associated Press In one of the biggest days of this year’s primary campaign season, voters rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion rights in red-state Kansas and repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri.

States Divided On Gun Control, Even As Mass Shootings Rise

States Divided On Gun Control, Even As Mass Shootings Rise

Associated Press Aside from several Democratic-controlled states, the majority have taken no action on gun control in recent years or have moved aggressively to expand gun rights.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race

Washington Governor Jay Inslee Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race

News On 6 Washington Governor Jay Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign, announced Wednesday night that he is ending his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

DNC Announces Candidates Participating In 1st Democratic Primary Debates

DNC Announces Candidates Participating In 1st Democratic Primary Debates

News 9 The Democratic National Committee announced the 20 candidates who will be participating in the first Democratic primary debates on June 26 and 27.

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Back To Earth: Washington Set To Allow 'Human Composting'

Back To Earth: Washington Set To Allow 'Human Composting'

News 9 Washington appears set to become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as “natural organic reduction” — an accelerated decomposition process that turns bodies into soil within weeks. The bill legalizing the process, sometim

Back To Earth: Washington Set To Allow 'Human Composting'

Back To Earth: Washington Set To Allow 'Human Composting'

News 9 Washington appears set to become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as “natural organic reduction” — an accelerated decomposition process that turns bodies into soil within weeks. The bill legalizing the process, sometim

Democratic Presidential Candidate Says He Would 'Consider' Legalizing Psychedelic Mushrooms

Democratic Presidential Candidate Says He Would 'Consider' Legalizing Psychedelic Mushrooms

News 9 Asked if he would ever legalize psychedelic mushrooms as a means to treat medical issues like PTSD and depression, Inslee said he would "consider it" but that he hadn't had a chance to think about it.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Says He Would 'Consider' Legalizing Psychedelic Mushrooms

Democratic Presidential Candidate Says He Would 'Consider' Legalizing Psychedelic Mushrooms

News 9 Asked if he would ever legalize psychedelic mushrooms as a means to treat medical issues like PTSD and depression, Inslee said he would "consider it" but that he hadn't had a chance to think about it.

Washington State Ends 'Racially Biased' Death Penalty

Washington State Ends 'Racially Biased' Death Penalty

Washington’s Supreme Court unanimously struck down the state’s death penalty Thursday as arbitrary and racially biased, making it the 20th state to do away with capital punishment.

Washington State Ends 'Racially Biased' Death Penalty

Washington State Ends 'Racially Biased' Death Penalty

Washington’s Supreme Court unanimously struck down the state’s death penalty Thursday as arbitrary and racially biased, making it the 20th state to do away with capital punishment.

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One dead after shooting at East Tulsa QuikTrip

One dead after shooting at East Tulsa QuikTrip

Victor Pozadas Developing: Shooting at QuikTrip triggers police response. Details being collected by officials.

One dead after shooting at East Tulsa QuikTrip

One dead after shooting at East Tulsa QuikTrip

Victor Pozadas Developing: Shooting at QuikTrip triggers police response. Details being collected by officials.

Chance for scattered showers this weekend

Chance for scattered showers this weekend

News On 6 By Saturday morning, winds will return from the south ahead of a stronger upper-level system expected to brush the Central Plains states Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Chance for scattered showers this weekend

Chance for scattered showers this weekend

News On 6 By Saturday morning, winds will return from the south ahead of a stronger upper-level system expected to brush the Central Plains states Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Oklahoma wildfire week in review: battling flames across the state

Oklahoma wildfire week in review: battling flames across the state

Eden Jones Firefighters and fire victims are praying for calm weather, after a week of wildfires killed four people and burned hundreds of homes in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma wildfire week in review: battling flames across the state

Oklahoma wildfire week in review: battling flames across the state

Eden Jones Firefighters and fire victims are praying for calm weather, after a week of wildfires killed four people and burned hundreds of homes in Oklahoma.

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One dead after shooting at East Tulsa QuikTrip

One dead after shooting at East Tulsa QuikTrip

Victor Pozadas Developing: Shooting at QuikTrip triggers police response. Details being collected by officials.

Chance for scattered showers this weekend

Chance for scattered showers this weekend

News On 6 By Saturday morning, winds will return from the south ahead of a stronger upper-level system expected to brush the Central Plains states Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Oklahoma wildfire week in review: battling flames across the state

Oklahoma wildfire week in review: battling flames across the state

Eden Jones Firefighters and fire victims are praying for calm weather, after a week of wildfires killed four people and burned hundreds of homes in Oklahoma.

OSBI search for Broken Bow murder suspect

OSBI search for Broken Bow murder suspect

Victor Pozadas OSBI announces the search for De'Monta Bell, the suspect in a recent Broken Bow murder case.

Mannford family expecting baby loses home, animals, rabbit farm in wildfire

Mannford family expecting baby loses home, animals, rabbit farm in wildfire

Kaitlyn Deggs Expecting parents Emma and Brandon Plute count their losses after the Mannford wildfire destroyed their home, and rabbit farm, and claimed the lives of pets.

Netflix documentary about Missouri tornado revisits one of the deadliest twisters in the US

Netflix documentary about Missouri tornado revisits one of the deadliest twisters in the US

Associated Press A new Netflix documentary gives deeper look into the Joplin tornado—personal accounts, damages to St. John's Hospital, school disruption, and tragic loss amidst the twisting winds that shaped Joplin's history.

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