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Washington AG will not pursue youth online protection legislation in wake of Meta settlement

by Grace Kaste, Washington State Standard October 15, 2026 Washington Attorney General Nick Brown will not ask state lawmakers again to pass a sweeping bill to...

New ad fires up debate in closely-watched WA congressional race

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard October 14, 2026 Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican state Sen. John Braun faced off for their final...

Voting underway in Washington in the midterm election

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard October 14, 2026 The wait is over in Washington. Washington’s 5.1 million registered voters are starting to cast ballots for the...

Gov. Ferguson calls for salary survey after WA ferry sickout

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 13, 2026 After a sickout crippled Washington’s ferry system last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson ordered a new evaluation of...

Allegations of racial bias swirl around embattled WA agency

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 9, 2026 The leader of Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families was questioned this week about her agency’s...

Debate underlines deep divisions on what WA voters should do about income tax

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard October 8, 2026 An enclave of Washington’s wealthy provided a backdrop Thursday for a saucy debate on the merits and...

WA officials consider steep cut to developmental disability services

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 7, 2026 A Washington state agency has floated cutting services for more than 2,600 residents with developmental disabilities with...

Renton Announces Traffic Impacts for Oct. 5–9

Renton, Washington: The City of Renton has announced several traffic impacts and potential delays affecting local roads throughout the week of October 5–9, 2026. Drivers...

Kent Woman Arrested for DUI After 911 Caller Reports Dangerous Driving

Kent, Washington: A 23-year-old Kent woman was arrested for driving under the influence after a 911 caller reported a black Chevy Malibu driving dangerously...

US Supreme Court orders another look at how WA political maps are drawn

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard October 5, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for another redrawing of Washington state’s political maps. On...

Sickout devastates WA ferry system; Ferguson urges workers to return Tuesday

by Jake Goldstein-Street and Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard October 5, 2026 Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson told frustrated unionized ferry workers that he expected “every vessel...

Washington needs this aging state ferry to keep running and running

by Tom Banse, Washington State Standard October 5, 2026 When the Washington state ferry Tillikum entered service in 1959, Albert Rosellini was in his first term...

WA governor ‘disappointed’ Canada is fast-tracking new oil pipeline to B.C.

by Jerry Cornfield and Tom Banse, Washington State Standard October 2, 2026 A proposed Canadian oil pipeline to a supertanker terminal at the Port of Vancouver...

Judge permanently blocks WA sheriff standards law

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 2, 2026 A judge on Friday threw out tough new job standards for county sheriffs approved by Washington lawmakers...

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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