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    Volunteers and staff at the Multi-Service Center food bank in Federal Way. Sound Publishing file photo
    Thousands in WA at risk of losing food...
    By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State Standard • June 4, 2025 5:12 am

    Tens of thousands of low-income Washingtonians could lose federal food assistance if Republicans move ahead with plans in a bill…

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    An emergency overdose kit with naloxone located next to an emergency defibrillator at Mountain View student housing at Everett Community College. (Sound Publishing File photo)
    Washington overdose deaths decline after years of growth
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • June 3, 2025 5:12 am

    Health officials cite increased prevention efforts, including a rise in buprenorphine use.

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    Gov. Bob Ferguson, at podium, goes to shake hands with state Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, at the signing of a bill to make clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect, on May 2, 2025 in Olympia. At center is Mary Dispenza, a founding member of the Catholic Accountability Project. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)
    Bishops sue to overturn law requiring clergy to...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • June 2, 2025 5:12 am

    They argue it is unconstitutional to force Catholic priests to divulge information learned in confession.

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    Washington’s pickleball license plate. Screenshot courtesy of Seattle Metro Pickleball Association
    More specialty license plates on the way in...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • May 30, 2025 5:12 am

    Up to six new options will arrive this fall.

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    Washington traffic deaths down after record year
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • May 29, 2025 5:12 am

    Coming off a 33-year high, deaths on Washington’s roads dropped nearly 10% last year, according to state data released May…

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    WA consumers will gain ‘right to repair’ cellphones...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • May 28, 2025 5:12 am

    A new law requires companies to provide access to parts and manuals used to fix devices, with the goal of cutting waste and replacement costs.

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    Cranes at the Port of Tacoma. File photo
    WA leaders beg court to stop tariffs
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • May 23, 2025 5:12 am

    Local ports are facing instability as shippers grapple with shifting trade policy.

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    The state Capitol on April 18. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)
    New state law directs $100M in grants toward...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • May 22, 2025 4:25 am

    Gov. Ferguson signs bill that provides local sales tax option

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    Photo courtesy of Federal Way Discount Guns
    Washingtonians will need state permit to buy guns...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • May 21, 2025 5:12 am

    The requirement will go beyond the state’s existing background checks.

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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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