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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    Demand for WA paid family leave benefits is...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 18, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program keeps growing, but its staff and resources do not, leaving applicants with delays…

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    Jayden Hill, 15, an incoming sophomore at Monroe High School is reflected in the screen of a cellphone on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Monroe, Washington. Olivia Vanni/Sound Publishing
    WA districts are banning student cellphone use
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 17, 2024 1:30 am

    Policies differ, but the goal remains the same: reduce distractions and get kids offline.

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    Photos courtesy of Margaret Bostrom
The logo, Toddrick thestore owl, was illustrated by 15-year-old Sophie Corey Hendrickson, who is a 10th grader at SOTA.
    Tacoma woman launches Owl in the Attic Books
    By Drew Dotson For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 16, 2024 1:30 am

    Eclectic used bookstore is almost exclusively online.

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    A look at what WA’s long-term care benefit...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 13, 2024 1:30 am

    What could Washington’s new $36,500 lifetime long-term care benefit get you?

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Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.
    Ferguson, Reichert agree eliminating elected schools chief would...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 11, 2024 1:30 am

    The two men dueling to be Washington’s next governor agree that the delivery of public education could improve if the…

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Kanaskat-Palmer State Park, located in King County near Ravensdale.
    Washington to fix accessibility violations at its state...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 10, 2024 1:30 am

    Deb Hodge and James Evans arrived at an accessible campsite at Paradise Point State Park in southwest Washington last May…

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    Local tattoo artist opens ‘clean’ parlor in Edgewood
    By Drew Dotson For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 6, 2024 10:12 am

    A Tacoma man is changing the perception of tattoo parlors after he opened a drug-free studio in Edgewood.

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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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