A years-long legal battle between a generational ranching farm in eastern Washington and state regulators has caught the eye of the nation's top agricultural official. U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

The move is in line with promises Dave Upthegrove made while campaigning and follows a pause on some logging sales he imposed after taking office. Washington State Standard is part of States Newsroom, ...

About 90 percent of federal lands are located in Western states. Dave Upthegrove, public lands commissioner of Washington state, discusses how changing federal priorities are affecting his job.