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    Attorney General Bob Ferguson. File photo
    Ferguson and other WA Democrats prepare for new...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • November 12, 2024 1:30 am

    After suing the Trump administration nearly 100 times as attorney general, Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson has an idea of what the…

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Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.
    Ferguson defeats Reichert in governor’s race
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • November 7, 2024 1:00 am

    Democrats have won 10 straight gubernatorial contests.

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    Olivia Vanni / Sound Publishing
Larry Best, a customer coordinator for quality assurance who has worked at Boeing for 38 years, stands outside of Angel of the Winds Arena with a “vote no” sign on Monday in Everett.
    Boeing Machinists approve contract, ending 52-day strike
    By Michael Henneke Everett Herald • November 6, 2024 1:40 am

    After voting no twice, 59% of union members approved the latest contract.

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    Washington Corrections Center, a prison in Shelton. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)
    Survey finds strong support for Trump among WA...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • November 5, 2024 1:30 am

    While people in prison cannot vote, there’s a common misconception they lean Democratic. New research shows that’s not the case with this year’s presidential election.

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    Election workers open mail in a new secure room at Thurston County’s elections office. The county invested in a separate room to open mail after it was sent an envelope containing fentanyl last year. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)
    How one WA county upped security ahead of...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • November 4, 2024 1:30 am

    Thurston County, like others, made changes in response to evolving threats and other concerns around ballot processing.

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Election officials recovered these ballots from a ballot drop box targeted in an arson in Vancouver, Washington on Oct. 28, 2024. Officials were able to identify voters for 488 damaged ballots and they are getting replacements ballots this week.
    Police describe ballot box arson suspect
    By Bill Lucia Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • November 1, 2024 1:30 am

    Arson incidents targeting a pair of ballot boxes earlier this week in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon remain under investigation…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    Department of Corrections to spend $1.3 million of...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 30, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington’s Department of Corrections has outlined new plans to spend $1.3 million collected from incarcerated people for phone calls and…

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A ballot drop box damaged in a suspected arson incident in Vancouver, Washington, on Oct. 28, 2024.
    Arson destroys hundreds of ballots inside a Washington...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 29, 2024 1:30 am

    State and federal authorities are investigating a deliberately set fire that destroyed ballots inside a drop box in southwest Washington…

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Let’s Go Washington, a political committee, was fined by the state Public Disclosure Commission for not obtaining and disclosing information from firms hired to gather signatures for seven initiatives, four of which are on the November 2024 ballot. These boxes contain signed petitions for one of them, Initiative 2109, which would repeal Washington state’s capital gains tax.
    Campaign watchdog won’t reconsider penalty against Let’s Go...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 28, 2024 1:30 am

    Let’s Go Washington won’t get another shot at convincing the state’s Public Disclosure Commission that it did not violate campaign…

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    Photo courtesy of Metro Creative
    Washington students scored high on ACT — but...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 25, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington high school students continue to test better on the ACT college admissions exam than their peers across the United…

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    A photo of Leda Health’s at-home sexual assault evidence collection kits. (Courtesy Leda Health)
    Washington ban on over-the-counter sexual assault kits upheld...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 24, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington’s ban on the sale or advertising of over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kits was upheld by a federal judge on…

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    (Photo from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Image Library)
    Health insurance premiums to rise for WA small...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 23, 2024 1:30 am

    Health insurance costs in Washington for small businesses and their employees will increase an average of 11.9% in 2025, according…

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    WA Board of Education wants to overhaul high...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • October 22, 2024 1:30 am

    The Washington Board of Education has launched a multi-year initiative to rework the state’s high school graduation requirements, arguing that…

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