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WA officials decry Trump administration’s reported ramp-up in voter fraud investigations

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard September 1, 2026 The Trump administration is reportedly redoubling efforts to root out voter fraud in a number of states...

WA state workers stage walkout amid clash over pay demands

by Jerry Cornfield and Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard August 31, 2026 With contract negotiations nearing a critical deadline, hundreds of Washington state workers walked off...

Developmental disabilities program for WA families to be cut, but not ended

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard August 31, 2026 Washington state officials are keeping a longstanding program seen as vital to parents of children with developmental...

Ethics panel: WA lawmaker broke no rules trying to thwart challenge from fellow Democrat

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard August 30, 2026 Washington Democratic state Rep. Tarra Simmons tried hard to keep fellow Democrat Daria Ilgen from running against...

WA governor met with state worker protest at hospital construction ceremony

by Jerry Cornfield and Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard August 28, 2026 Washington marked a milestone Friday with the final structural beam placed on a new...

WA pays $180K to fired head of youth prisons who alleged retaliation

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard August 28, 2026 Washington state is settling for $180,000 with the former head of the state’s youth prison system after...

Leaderboard jostled in WA legislative races with latest vote tally

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard August 5, 2026 A second day of ballot counting didn’t go well for a former Washington state lawmaker pursuing a...

Takeaways from primary election night in Washington

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard August 5, 2026 Tuesday night’s initial vote counts in Washington’s primary election can be boiled down to a simple dichotomy:...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Appoints Andre Sayles as Interim Police Chief Following Shon Barnes’ Resignation

SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has appointed Deputy Chief Andre Sayles as Interim Chief of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) following the...

MultiCare, Premera reach deal to keep coverage for over 100K WA patients

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 29, 2026 MultiCare, which operates more than a dozen hospitals in Washington, has agreed to keep charging Premera Blue...

WA to offer first-ever toll discount for lower-income motorists

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard July 28, 2026 Drivers with low incomes will soon be able to pay less to travel on two of Washington’s...

$1M restoration from WA Capitol vandalism recommended

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 23, 2026 Washington could spend $1 million repairing damage from vandalism at the state Capitol last year. Restoring a historic...

WA agency director out as Ferguson installs an interim leader

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard July 22, 2026 The director of Washington’s Department of Enterprise Services is out and the leader of another agency is...

Washington’s Board of Education proposes new high school graduation requirements

by Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard July 22, 2026 High school students in Washington may soon have more options to connect coursework with their career plans. In...

Kent Police Arrest Man Suspected of Domestic Violence

Kent Celebrates Manufacturing Month with Tri-Tec Manufacturing

Dems eye the Yakima Valley legislative district as one to flip in WA. Turnout is the challenge.

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