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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...

WA judge rejects bid to ditch description of income tax initiative’s budget effects

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard August 7, 2026 A Thurston County judge on Friday upheld a one-sentence statement that will appear on ballots describing the...

2 votes separate WA Democrats in Bellingham-area state Senate race

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard August 6, 2026 Two votes separate two Democratic hopefuls as they battle for a chance at an open state Senate...

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...

It’s primary election day in WA. Here’s what you need to know

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard August 4, 2026 Washington voters on Tuesday will start to winnow the competition in hundreds of local, state and federal...

More than 40 WA legislators make bipartisan plea for developmental disabilities program

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 28, 2026 A bipartisan group of nearly four dozen Washington lawmakers is urging the state to maintain a program...

Marcus Whitman statue will soon have a new home in WA Capitol

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard July 23, 2026 Visitors to the Washington state Capitol won’t be greeted by the towering figure of missionary Marcus Whitman...

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...

WA sets another record with growing lawsuit costs

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard July 21, 2026 Washington’s runaway payouts for government misconduct climbed to $537 million in the past year, as the ever-growing...

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...

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

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