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    New WA law increases penalties for litter
    By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State Standard • May 20, 2025 5:12 am

    Plastic bag requirements also delayed.

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    Bob Ferguson is sworn in as the 24th Governor of the State of Washington during his inauguration ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Ryan Berry/Washington State Standard)
    WA governor keeps everyone guessing on tax and...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • May 16, 2025 5:12 am

    The deadline for Gov. Bob Ferguson to act is coming up Tuesday.

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    Trump administration cancels $16 million WA digital equity...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • May 15, 2025 5:12 am

    The money would have gone toward a program to improve cybersecurity literacy among state residents.

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    A speed limiter device, like this one, will be required for repeat speeding offenders under a Washington law signed on May 12, 2025. The law doesn’t take effect until 2029. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)
    WA to rein in fast drivers with speed...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • May 14, 2025 5:12 am

    The new law is named after four people killed in a crash last year near Renton: Boyd Buster Brown, Eloise Wilcoxson, Andrea Smith Hudson and Matilda Wilcoxson.

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    No fixes on horizon for crowding crisis in...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • May 13, 2025 5:12 am

    Pair of bills to help solve the problem derailed in the Legislature, leaving the state’s Green Hill School to continue operating over capacity.

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The Washington State Supreme Court hosted a memorial for Justice Susan Owens on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Owens passed away in March.
    WA Supreme Court remembers former Justice Susan Owens
    By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero Washington State Standard • May 12, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington state Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens, who died in March, was honored in a memorial on Thursday hosted by…

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    State Supreme Court upholds ban on high-capacity ammo...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • May 9, 2025 5:12 am

    The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s ban on the sale of gun ammunition magazines that hold more…

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Gov. Bob Ferguson, podium, makes remarks during a bill signing event on May 7, 2025, where he signed a law that will cap rent increases for many residential tenants across Washington at 10% or less annually.
    Cap on rent increases across Washington is signed...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • May 8, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington landlords can no longer raise rents by more than 10% per year under landmark legislation Gov. Bob Ferguson signed…

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    A rendering shows the design of the new Western State Hospital, set to be completed between 2027 and 2029. (Image courtesy of HOK Architecture)
    Construction picking up at new WA psychiatric hospital
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • May 6, 2025 5:12 am

    Construction is ramping up at a new state psychiatric hospital as Washington works to meet continued demand for treatment of…

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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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    Trump uses WA kidnapping case to justify Alien...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • May 2, 2025 5:12 am

    Celebrating his 100th day in office Tuesday, President Donald Trump invoked a recent brutal kidnapping case in western Washington to…

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    Thousands of Washington state workers lose out on...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard • May 1, 2025 5:12 am

    Nearly 5,300 state government and community college employees in Washington won’t be getting a 3% pay raise in July when…

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