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Voters to decide if WA Cares tax dollars can be invested in stock market
The first item on every Washington voter’s ballot is a proposal to add a few lines to the…
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WA Democrats look at imposing income tax on higher earners
Democratic state senators are eyeing an income tax on millionaires as they seek to overcome Washington’s persisting budget…
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Family caregivers feeling squeezed in Washington, report finds
Roughly half of the more than 1.3 million family caregivers in Washington have been set back financially due…
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WA directs state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears
Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of…
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Climate dollars eyed to backfill WA wildfire funding
Washington’s lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, is on a mission to secure $60 million of additional wildfire funding in…
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Conservative group sues to overturn rewrite of parental rights law
School board directors and parents sued Washington state Oct. 23 to block a Democrat-backed law overhauling rights for…
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Unemployment claims roll in from laid-off feds in WA
More than 1,600 federal workers in Washington state have filed for unemployment benefits since the government shutdown began…
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New map tracks measles exposures across WA
Afraid you may have been exposed to measles? Washington’s Department of Health is launching an online tracker showing…
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WA health insurance buyers confront steep price hikes
The roughly 300,000 Washingtonians who buy health insurance through the state’s online marketplace are set for a rude…
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WA State Patrol to step up protection efforts for lawmakers
Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste says that in response to increased political threats against public officials nationwide,…
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WA will close hatchery that produces thousands of steelhead
There will soon be fewer steelhead released into Washington’s waters due to the impending closure of Skamania Hatchery.
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Washington AG pushing new law to protect workers from immigration raids
Washington’s Democratic attorney general is looking at a new way to shield the state’s immigrant workers amid the…
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Man accused of vandalizing WA Capitol undergoes mental health evaluation
A Washington man suspected of breaking into and vandalizing the state Capitol is undergoing a mental health evaluation,…