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    Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
Washington’s Lt. Gov. Denny Heck asked the Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials to increase the pay for the state’s lawmakers. He said their current pay is not commensurate with their growing responsibilities.
    Citizen panel says Washington lawmakers deserve a 14%...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 14, 2024 1:30 am

    State lawmakers in Washington will get a 14% raise over the next two years, pushing their annual pay above $70,000,…

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    Photo courtesy of Anna Tarazevich from Pexels
    WA women 9th in nation for breast cancer...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 11, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington women were more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer despite receiving fewer mammograms than the national average in…

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The candidates in the 2024 Washington state U.S. Senate race: Republican Raul Garcia, left, and incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell.
    Takeaways from the first debate in Washington’s U.S....
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 10, 2024 1:30 am

    The candidates vying to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate went head-to-head on Tuesday at a debate in Spokane, sparring…

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    Need to brush up on your etiquette? Gonzaga...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 8, 2024 1:30 am

    If you feel like everyone around you has been lacking manners lately, Gonzaga University has a new certificate that might…

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    Grace Deng/Washington State Standard
A “no trespassing” sign outside of Northwest ICE Processing Center, also known as Northwest Detention Center.
    State workplace inspectors will have access to immigration...
    By Bill Lucia Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 7, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington state will be able to inspect workplace conditions at a federal immigration detention center in Tacoma, under a recently…

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    Photos by Drew Dotson
The Tacoma Main Library is located at 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. and is expected to re-open in 2025.
    “Public libraries are constantly evolving”
    By Drew Dotson For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 4, 2024 1:30 am

    Renovations continue at the Tacoma Main Library.

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    Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard
State employees gathered outside the Labor and Industries Building in Tumwater Sept. 10 as part of a statewide walkout to demand fair wages and safe staffing levels.
    State and community college workers in WA reject...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 3, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington Public Employees Association members see a 5% raise over two years as too little. The state’s largest federation of public sector unions ratified their agreements.

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A group of volunteers from Raise the Wage Renton, shown gathering signatures in 2023. Renton residents approved a higher minimum wage for the city in a Feb. 2024 special election.
    Minimum wage is going up in Washington
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 2, 2024 1:30 am

    Cities can set minimum wages higher than the state. Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Bellingham and Burien all will have higher wages in 2025.

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    Washington budget outlook shows no signs of improvement
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 1, 2024 1:30 am

    A new forecast shows tightening revenue as the next session approaches.

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    Fewer Washington residents have delinquent debt than national...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 30, 2024 1:30 am

    About 14% of Washington residents carry delinquent debt, lower than the national average of 22%, according to a recent analysis…

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    Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
Members of the Washington Public Employees Association are voting on a new two-year contract this week that leaders of the union say they should reject. Aubrei Hansen, WPEA marketing and membership coordinator, is putting out ballots inside the Olympia office on Wednesday Sept. 25, 2024.
    Washington public sector unions split on new two-year...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 27, 2024 1:30 am

    Thousands of state workers are voting this week on a new two-year contract but not everyone agrees it’s the best…

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    Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / Sound Publishing 
This strawberry blowpop flavored vape includes a built-in video game online.
    Washington advocates push for state ban on flavored...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 26, 2024 1:30 am

    A broad coalition of Washington educators, doctors, researchers and social justice advocates has launched a campaign to ban flavored nicotine…

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    How a tool built in Washington is helping...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 25, 2024 1:30 am

    With student absenteeism at record highs, more Washington districts are using a tool developed by researchers at Washington State University…

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