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WA ordered to pay $118M in teacher pension skimming case; state appeals

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 21, 2026 A Washington judge has ordered the state to pay roughly $120 million to thousands of public school...

New effort underway to understand WA’s budget shortfalls

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard July 20, 2026 A cadre of Washington lawmakers, budget officials and business and labor leaders set out Monday in search...

Audit paints troubling picture of WA’s overcrowded youth prison system

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 20, 2026 Nearly half of front-line staff at Washington’s overcrowded juvenile detention facilities leave within a year. Many report...

How the Democratic Party’s divide over Israel has reached Washington state

by Donna Gordon Blankinship, Washington State Standard July 19, 2026 When the House of Representatives voted this week on a proposal to cut $3.3 billion in...

Washington voters begin casting primary election ballots

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard July 17, 2026 Voting is underway in Washington’s Aug. 4 primary. Across the state, voters are winnowing the field — in...

WA delegation jets off to UK airshow, hoping new deals will take flight

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard July 17, 2026 As the state wrestles with a cash-squeezed budget, Washington’s Department of Commerce is deploying staff and a...

Farmworker wage complaints in WA caught in state agency backlog, report finds

by Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard July 16, 2026 Over half of farmworker wage complaints Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries received last year went unresolved...

Road Closure on Central Avenue S in Kent After Power Pole Knocked Down

KENT, Wash. — Drivers in Kent should expect delays after a full road closure was put in place on Central Avenue South between Smith...

Divisions emerge as WA looks to retool its wolf shooting rules

by Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard July 9, 2026 A little more than two weeks ago, the director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife...

Here’s what WA’s federal delegation want residents in 2276 to know about the state

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard July 8, 2026 An apple carved from Tenino stone. A photo of the Nisqually Glacier on Mount Rainier. A commemorative...

DOJ threatens WA election officials with prosecution if noncitizens vote

by Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 7, 2026 Federal authorities on Tuesday threatened Washington state election officials with criminal prosecution if they...

These 3 WA communities now need state approval for election rule changes

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 7, 2026 For the first time, three Washington state local governments will need the state’s OK before implementing new...

WA human rights commissioner resigns amid antisemitism claims

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 6, 2026 A member of Washington’s Human Rights Commission has resigned after coming under fire for allegations of antisemitism...

Penalties loom for Washington if state doesn’t improve food stamp error rates

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 6, 2026 Washington’s food stamp overpayments and underpayments ticked up this year, and the state could face tens of...

Kent Police Department Opens Registration for Fall 2026 Community Police Academy

Washington State Marks Day of Civic Engagement on September 17

WA high court tosses natural gas measure approved by voters