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Lawsuit aims to block new eligibility requirements for WA sheriffs

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard April 3, 2026 Four eastern Washington sheriffs filed suit Friday seeking to block a new law that provides a path...

Heywood asks WA Supreme Court to allow referendum effort on income tax

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard April 3, 2026 Opponents of Washington’s new income tax asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to allow them to...

Two Injured in Shooting in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District

Police are investigating a shooting in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District that left two young men seriously injured Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 4:10 p.m., officers responded to...

Chair of WA House’s powerful budget-writing committee won’t seek reelection

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard April 1, 2026 Spokane state Rep. Timm Ormsby, the lead budget writer for Washington House Democrats who has served in...

Highway preservation at center of new WA transportation budget

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard March 31, 2026 Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed a spending plan for the state transportation system that he said...

Washington adds safeguards for Flock cameras

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard March 30, 2026 Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday signed into law new guardrails for the use of automated license...

Washington charges drivers for buying studded tires. Why doesn’t Oregon?

by Mia Maldonado, Washington State Standard March 30, 2026 As weather warms and more Oregonians spend their time outside, spring brings the telltale clicking sounds of...

Pharmaceutical giants sue WA over new drug pricing law

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard March 30, 2026 Two of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies sued Washington state on Wednesday, alleging a new law to...

As Washington gets an income tax, the fight to overturn it begins

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard March 28, 2026 Come Monday, Washington is expected to have a state income tax on the books for the first...

More Democratic legislative staff seek to unionize in Washington

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard March 27, 2026 Another group of Democratic staff in the Washington Legislature wants to unionize. Roughly 20 employees who handle policy...

New WA law drops barriers for homeless shelters, permanent supportive housing

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard March 27, 2026 EVERETT — A new Washington state law will require local governments to allow housing for people experiencing...

Rainier Avenue Upgrade Nears Completion in Renton

Renton, WA — The City of Renton has announced that Phase 4 of the Rainier Avenue South improvement project has reached substantial completion, marking...

Feds launch probe into Washington program to redress housing discrimination

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard March 25, 2026 Washington’s program offering no-interest home loans to residents harmed by historical discrimination has landed in the Trump...

Amazon and Walmart fined for selling banned refrigerant in WA

by Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard March 24, 2026 Retail giants Amazon and Walmart are collectively facing over a million dollars in environmental fines from Washington...

More than 700,000 WA state voters have cast ballots

DOJ sending election monitors to WA’s King County

WA officials urge leaders not to spend $51 million Meta fine yet

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