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Two Dans, three Bobs: Alaska Senate controversy mirrors 2024 Washington fiasco

by Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 30, 2026 The pivotal U.S. Senate race in Alaska is now embroiled in threats from the...

Idled WA coal power plant generates a natural gas fight

by Tom Banse, Washington State Standard October 29, 2026 The owner of the only remaining coal power plant in the Pacific Northwest is doggedly proceeding with...

Bird flu spreads to Washington dairy farms

by Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard October 29, 2026 Bird flu is hitting Washington dairy farms and it’s spreading fast. The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed...

WA’s election chief says federal noncitizen voting list includes citizens

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 28, 2026 Washington’s top election official is calling on federal authorities to provide more evidence that the state’s voter...

Bellevue Police Arrest Suspect in Organized Golf Store Theft Cases

Bellevue, Washington — Bellevue police have arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of involvement in organized theft incidents targeting golf retail stores in Bellevue, according...

Amid legal concerns, WA suspends contribution limits for candidates and PACs

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard October 28, 2026 Washington state’s campaign finance enforcers are allowing candidates for legislative and Supreme Court seats to spend as...

More than a third of western states’ glacial cover has been lost since 1950s as planet warms

by Alex Baumhardt, Washington State Standard October 28, 2026 Six western states, including Oregon, have lost more than one-third of their glacial cover since 1950 and...

WA advocates renew calls for state to limit feds’ access to license data

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 27, 2026 SEATTLE — Chris Megargee volunteers at a Shoreline Home Depot to help day laborers frequently targeted by...

Renton Transit Center to See Changes in 2028 as Metro Proposes Bus Route Updates

The Renton Transit Center is scheduled to move in 2028, and King County Metro is proposing changes to bus routes and stops throughout downtown...

Washington 9th graders perform better with new program, but funding isn’t guaranteed

by Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard October 27, 2026 Across Washington state, schools rolled out a support system designed to help high school freshmen over the...

Feds allege over 400 noncitizens vote in WA; Hobbs disputes data

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 26, 2026 The top federal prosecutor in Seattle claimed on Monday that more than 400 noncitizens have been voting...

These measures on WA ballots could shake up local government

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard October 26, 2026 Voters may evict the sheriff from office in Pierce County, make Snohomish County Council seats nonpartisan and...

More than 700,000 WA state voters have cast ballots

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard October 23, 2026 Washington state voters are getting the message: Don’t wait to turn in your ballots. As of Friday afternoon,...

DOJ sending election monitors to WA’s King County

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 23, 2026 It’s unclear what role federal election monitors will play or how many there will be in King...

Rough election night for Republicans in WA Legislature

Gluesenkamp Perez cruising toward win over Braun in WA’s 3rd Congressional District

Washington voters embracing income tax on high earners