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Immigration arrests surged last month in Washington

Newly revealed arrest records offer the clearest look yet at how Trump’s immigration crackdown is unfolding

An apartment building under construction in Olympia, Washington in January 2025. Critics of a proposal to cap rent increases in Washington argue that it could stifle new development. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

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WA’s new rent cap set just below 10% for 2026

Washington’s statewide cap on annual residential rent increases will be just shy of 10% next year, down slightly…

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WA prepares for end of 988 crisis line support for LGBTQ+ youth

Specialty services for LGBTQ+ youth were removed from the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline on Thursday, July…

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English ivy can weaken and in some cases kill trees.

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English ivy added to list of illegal plants in WA

It will soon be illegal in Washington to buy or sell English ivy, the fast-growing, climbing vine that…

Dash Point State Park on June 16, 2022. File photo

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Owner of toe found at Dash Point State Park is located

The owner wishes to remain anonymous.

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Prescribed burns are an essential tool for forest health

The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has supported organizations like Cascadia PBA and landowners to educate and…

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s executive order indefinitely halting refugee resettlement in the U.S. rally on the steps of the federal courthouse in Seattle on Feb. 25, 2025, after a judge issued a ruling blocking the president’s order. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)

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Seattle judge: Refugees from travel ban countries must be allowed to enter U.S.

The Trump administration must allow refugees to enter the United States from countries covered by the president’s travel…

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Initiative would make WA residents prove citizenship when they register to vote

A Republican-led effort to make Washington residents prove they are U.S. citizens before receiving a ballot is hitting…

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks to reporters about federal cuts to Medicaid funding outside a Planned Parenthood clinic alongside advocates, state lawmakers and statewide elected officials on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Seattle.

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WA governor commits to backfilling Planned Parenthood funding

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson vowed Wednesday to use state dollars to plug a hole Republicans left by barring…

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Proposal calls for investing WA Cares funds in stock market

The state constitution generally bars investing public money in the stock of private companies.

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High costs may force ferry electrification program off course

Washington aspires for its largest-in-the-nation fleet of passenger ferries to operate reliably and emission-free by 2050.

Nolte State Park is located about 6 miles northeast of Enumclaw. Photo courtesy Washington State Parks

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WA State Parks says budget cuts won’t undermine visitor access this summer

Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative…

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WA’s members of Congress react to passage of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Bold, beautiful, bloated, ugly. How the legislation is described depends who you ask. But Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful…