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How one WA county upped security ahead of the election
Thurston County, like others, made changes in response to evolving threats and other concerns around ballot processing.
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Police describe ballot box arson suspect
Arson incidents targeting a pair of ballot boxes earlier this week in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon remain…
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Department of Corrections to spend $1.3 million of welfare fund for prisoners
Washington’s Department of Corrections has outlined new plans to spend $1.3 million collected from incarcerated people for phone…
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Arson destroys hundreds of ballots inside a Washington state drop box
State and federal authorities are investigating a deliberately set fire that destroyed ballots inside a drop box in…
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Campaign watchdog won’t reconsider penalty against Let’s Go Washington
Let’s Go Washington won’t get another shot at convincing the state’s Public Disclosure Commission that it did not…
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Washington students scored high on ACT — but few take the test
Washington high school students continue to test better on the ACT college admissions exam than their peers across…
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Washington ban on over-the-counter sexual assault kits upheld by federal judge
Washington’s ban on the sale or advertising of over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kits was upheld by a federal…
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Health insurance premiums to rise for WA small businesses
Health insurance costs in Washington for small businesses and their employees will increase an average of 11.9% in…
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WA Board of Education wants to overhaul high school graduation requirements
The Washington Board of Education has launched a multi-year initiative to rework the state’s high school graduation requirements,…
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Washington U.S. House candidate voices opposition to Muslims serving in Congress
Republican Jerrod Sessler, who is trying to unseat GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse, said “devout” Muslims hold beliefs that…
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70% of WA public school students have access to free meals
Nearly 800,000 kids are eating free meals in school after the Legislature expanded access — but the state…
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Washington not on pace to fill growing job gap
Washington will have more than 1.5 million job openings in the next eight years but it’s not currently…
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Citizen panel says Washington lawmakers deserve a 14% raise
State lawmakers in Washington will get a 14% raise over the next two years, pushing their annual pay…