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    The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
    Feds to investigate WA district over trans athlete
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • March 4, 2025 1:30 am

    The Department of Education inquiry follows a complaint from a Tumwater student and comes as President Trump seeks to block transgender athletes from playing women’s sports.

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    Fate of proposed free school meals expansion is...
    By Bill Lucia, Washington State Standard • February 28, 2025 1:30 am

    Plans to offer free breakfast and lunch to all public school students in Washington appear shaky ahead of a Friday…

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    Washington legislators debate bills to boost recycling
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard • February 27, 2025 1:30 am

    The way Washington residents recycle is up for debate in the state Legislature as lawmakers look for ways to keep…

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    RIP: Bills that didn’t survive the WA Legislature’s...
    By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero and Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • February 26, 2025 1:30 am

    Bills dealing with cow burps, the state flag, and changes to police traffic stop standards are among the first to…

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    30th District State Rep. Kristine Reeves (D), at right, is seen at a campaign kickoff event in Sept. 2024 for a coalition called Flavors Hook Kids Washington, which seeks to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in the state. File photo
    WA lawmakers light up plan for cigarette tax...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard • February 25, 2025 5:42 am

    Bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Kristine Reeves (D-Federal Way), says it would help cover societal costs linked to tobacco use.

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    National Park Service firings hit Mount Rainier and...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • February 24, 2025 5:42 am

    Reduced staffing could mean closed campgrounds and trails as well as unsafe conditions, advocates said.

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    An apartment building construction site in Olympia, Washington in January 2025. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)
    How Republicans want to fix WA’s affordable housing...
    By Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard • February 21, 2025 5:42 am

    GOP state lawmakers are highlighting a package of 18 housing bills they support, as they oppose Democratic legislation to cap rent increases.

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A new speed camera mounted on a trailer, shown in Olympia, will patrol work zones on Washington highways.
    WA to begin speed camera enforcement in roadwork...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • February 18, 2025 1:30 am

    The Washington State Patrol will soon have a new tool to catch drivers speeding through highway work zones.

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    More than 131,000 drivers crossed the Interstate Bridge between Portland and Vancouver each day in 2021 compared to 33,000 in 1961. (Grant Stringer/States Newsroom)
    WA looks to raise $1.6 billion from tolls...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • February 14, 2025 1:30 am

    Washington state lawmakers set out Wednesday to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement…

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    Washington state Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma, seen here on the Senate floor in 2024, is the lead sponsor of a bill in the 2025 legislative session that calls for making Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha state-recognized holidays in Washington. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Support Services)
    WA lawmakers consider bills to recognize two Muslim...
    By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State Standard • February 13, 2025 1:30 am

    As-salamu alaykum, a greeting among Muslims that translates to peace be upon you, is how Sen. Yasmin Trudeau began recent…

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    Bill to make clergy report child abuse advances...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • February 12, 2025 1:30 am

    Democratic-led effort to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in…

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    Funding for crime victim services in WA is...
    By Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard • February 11, 2025 1:30 am

    With dwindling federal funds and a looming state budget shortfall, Washington lawmakers are trying to figure out how to keep…

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    WA could require bars to carry spiked drink...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • February 10, 2025 1:30 am

    They’re not old enough yet to drink in bars, but a group of Washington students wants to make nightlife in…

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