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Inslee sends prison staff to juvenile detention facility

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Department of Corrections to send staff to Green Hill School in…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.

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Sea-Tac Airport computer outage is ongoing

A cyberattack hit systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport over the weekend, causing headaches for airline staff and long…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.

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Black, Native people face higher rates of charges in WA courts

The number of Black people with charges filed against them in Washington’s courts last year was about 2.5…

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A Christensen fuel truck leaves a refinery in Anacortes. Christensen, a major agricultural fuel distributor, was among the first to offer exemptions under the Climate Commitment Act.

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Rebates on the way for farmers who paid fuel surcharges under WA climate law

Farmers who believe they paid unfair fuel surcharges under the state’s cap-and-trade program can soon apply for a…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.

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State workers plan walkout to spotlight contract talks

Tens of thousands of state employees will stage a walkout next month in a united demonstration of frustration…

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Gov. Jay Inslee signs legislation in 2017 creating the Department of Children, Youth and Families.

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Fewer Washington kids are going to foster care

The number of kids in Washington’s foster care system has dropped by nearly half since the Department of…

Washington Corrections Center, a prison in Shelton, Washington. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

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Report: Prisoners still routinely isolated in WA

Washington’s Department of Corrections pledged to end solitary confinement as a punishment in 2021 — but isolation is…

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RFK Jr. secures spot on WA election ballot

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualified to be on the ballot in Washington, state election officials announced…

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Tacoma Handywoman: Meet your ‘Jill of all trades’

A Tacoma woman is breaking into the male-dominant career of handiwork with the slogan “local Jill of all…

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Voters will see budget effects of initiatives on ballots

Legal wrangling ended in the state’s high court Friday over the four initiatives that Washington voters will decide…

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Republican fault lines on display in WA legislative races

Voters delivered a clear message in Tuesday’s primary that they want a Republican state senator in the 2nd…

Logging operations on public land in Washington state. (Washington State Department of Natural Resources)

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Republicans hold top two spots in WA lands commissioner race

Democrats are at risk of getting boxed out of the general election in the Washington state lands commissioner…

Primary candidates in the 2024 Washington state governor’s race. From left to right, Semi Bird (R), Bob Ferguson (D), Mark Mullet (D) and Dave Reichert (R). (Photos courtesy of campaigns)

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Ferguson and Reichert move toward Nov. showdown in governor’s race

Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert will battle to be Washington’s next governor in November after storming…