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    An AR-15 rifle and a loaded magazine that were recovered from a suspect in a shooting incident at the Kent Station parking garage in 2019. (Photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office)
    WA’s ban on assault weapon sales survives another...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • December 5, 2025 5:12 am

    A judge last month once again upheld Washington’s 2023 law banning the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms classified as assault…

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    Trump administration sues WA for not sharing voter...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • December 4, 2025 5:12 am

    The Department of Justice on Tuesday sued Washington’s secretary of state over his refusal to provide personal information contained in…

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    WA lawmakers want to regulate license plate readers
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • December 2, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington state lawmakers next year hope to rein in law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers amid revelations federal…

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    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Colleen Melody to the state Supreme Court on Nov. 24, 2025. Melody, who leads civil rights division of the state Attorney General’s Office, will assume her seat following the retirement of Justice Mary Yu at the end of the year. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)
    Gov. makes his pick for WA Supreme Court...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • December 1, 2025 5:12 am

    Colleen Melody said she’s done interviews for two jobs in the past 12 years. Bob Ferguson conducted both.

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    WA fines Regence Blue Shield over mental health...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • November 26, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington state is fining health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield over half a million dollars for disparities between its mental…

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    A bust of George Washington lies tipped over on the third floor of the Washington state Capitol building in Olympia, after a vandal broke in and caused damage on Sunday night. (Photo courtesy of Department of Enterprise Services)
    Toll could be nearly $1M from vandalism in...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • November 25, 2025 5:12 am

    Damage at the Washington state Capitol from vandalism last month could cost nearly $1 million.

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    Washington’s pickleball license plate. Courtesy of Seattle Metro Pickleball Association
    Pickleball gets its own Washington license plate
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • November 21, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington served up a new license plate Nov. 19, honoring the state sport of pickleball.

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    Downbeat outlook persists in WA’s final budget forecast...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • November 20, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Nov. 18, but are still looking at a…

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    What’s next with investing WA’s long-term care fund...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • November 19, 2025 5:12 am

    Voters decided this month to allow payroll taxes collected for Washington’s new long-term care program to be invested in the…

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    Washington state Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, makes remarks during a Washington State Budget and Policy Center panel discussion on Nov. 12, 2025. Photo courtesy of Washington State Budget and Policy Center
    Legislature’s ‘Revenue Queen’ prepares for 2026 tax battles
    By Bill Lucia, Washington State Standard • November 18, 2025 5:12 am

    Democratic state Sen. Noel Frame traces her interest in tax policy to her time as a teenager in the 1990s,…

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    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks to Andi Smith of the Ballmer Group after the announcement of a major new philanthropic donation to fund early childhood education on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at the Denise Louie Education Center in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)
    Philanthropy will donate millions for free preschool in...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • November 14, 2025 5:12 am

    The Ballmer Group on Nov. 12 committed hundreds of millions of dollars for free preschool in Washington, a massive philanthropic…

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    Security company drops lawsuit over new WA tax
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • November 13, 2025 5:12 am

    A security company has dropped its lawsuit over Washington’s new sales tax on services weeks after filing it.

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    Fight over counting mail-in ballots after Election Day...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • November 12, 2025 5:12 am

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up a Republican-backed challenge to counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day.

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