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    Candidate filing begins for 9 Washington state legislative...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard • May 5, 2025 1:10 pm

    Candidates can begin filing at 8 a.m. Monday (May 5) for more than 3,200 seats on city councils, county commissions, school boards, and special districts.

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Cranes at the Port of Tacoma.
    WA ports await sharp drop in cargo over...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • May 5, 2025 5:12 am

    President’s standoff with China is expected to stifle the flow of goods.

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    A pulp mill on the waterfront at night, near Port Angeles, Washington (Getty Images)
    Foes of measure to repeal WA climate law...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 6, 2024 1:30 am

    Opponents of Initiative 2117 hit the airwaves Thursday with a commercial that warns passage of the measure to erase a…

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    A European green crab captured in Grays Harbor during July 2024. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
    No end in sight for WA’s battle against...
    By Bill Lucia Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 5, 2024 1:30 am

    Invasive European green crabs have likely found a lasting home in Washington’s coastal waters and parts of Puget Sound.

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    WA prisoners pay millions in fees to the state
    WA prisoners pay millions in fees to the...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 4, 2024 1:30 am

    Family members who have loved ones behind bars are supposed to provide input into how the Incarcerated Individual Betterment Fund gets spent, but they say the state isn’t listening.

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Billy Frank Jr. Place in Olympia is one of the properties in Washington where housing is available with subsidies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 811 program, which helps people with disabilities afford rental housing. The property serves homeless veterans, homeless young adults, and disabled people.
    More money coming to WA for housing for...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 3, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington is getting a boost in funding to help subsidize rent for adults living with disabilities.

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Green Hill School.
    Inslee sends prison staff to juvenile detention facility
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • August 30, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Department of Corrections to send staff to Green Hill School in Chehalis as…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    Sea-Tac Airport computer outage is ongoing
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • August 29, 2024 1:30 am

    A cyberattack hit systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport over the weekend, causing headaches for airline staff and long lines for…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    Black, Native people face higher rates of charges...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • August 27, 2024 1:30 am

    The number of Black people with charges filed against them in Washington’s courts last year was about 2.5 times greater…

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A Christensen fuel truck leaves a refinery in Anacortes. Christensen, a major agricultural fuel distributor, was among the first to offer exemptions under the Climate Commitment Act.
    Rebates on the way for farmers who paid...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • August 23, 2024 1:30 am

    Farmers who believe they paid unfair fuel surcharges under the state’s cap-and-trade program can soon apply for a rebate from…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    State workers plan walkout to spotlight contract talks
    By Jerry Cornfield and Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • August 22, 2024 1:30 am

    Tens of thousands of state employees will stage a walkout next month in a united demonstration of frustration with the…

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Gov. Jay Inslee signs legislation in 2017 creating the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
    Fewer Washington kids are going to foster care
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • August 21, 2024 1:30 am

    The number of kids in Washington’s foster care system has dropped by nearly half since the Department of Children, Youth…

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    Washington Corrections Center, a prison in Shelton, Washington. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)
    Report: Prisoners still routinely isolated in WA
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • August 16, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington’s Department of Corrections pledged to end solitary confinement as a punishment in 2021 — but isolation is still widely…

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