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Feds look at new way to get food stamp data

The Trump administration is taking a new approach in its attempt to snatch personal data of food stamp…

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Colville National Forest in northeast Washington.

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Forest health survey: 545,000 acres of stressed or dead trees

More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington were sick, struggling, or dead last year,…

Norman Schwarzkopf, then a lieutenant general, transfers his command jeep to Alan Archambault, director of the Lewis Army Museum, in 1987. (Photo courtesy of Alan Archambault)

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Battle begins to keep an Army museum open in Washington

The Joint Base Lewis-McChord facility is one of about 30 the Army is targeting for closure.

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Gas tax will rise in Washington on July 1

Washington’s century-old fuel tax is going up again.

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WA denied federal request for personal data on food stamp recipients

Washington state refused to comply with the federal government’s recent request for personal data on residents who receive…

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WA lawmakers condemn political violence

A bipartisan panel of Washington state lawmakers devoted to increasing civility in politics is formally denouncing the murder…

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Tax collections tumble again in latest WA budget forecast

Washington lawmakers and the governor Tuesday got the grim state revenue news they’ve been expecting.

Many cars, garages, homes, and other property were heavily damaged by the Nov. 2024 bomb cyclone. Sound Publishing file photo

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FEMA again rejects WA request for bomb cyclone disaster aid

Washington won’t receive federal aid to cover tens of millions of dollars in damage to public property caused…

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State agency that oversees Medicaid will get a new director

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has found a new leader for the Health Care Authority, which administers Medicaid for…

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Toll exemption for buses crossing two WA bridges will end this fall

Public transit will no longer enjoy a free ride across two Washington bridges this fall.

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WA state lawsuit payouts skyrocket to more than $500M in past year

For years, foster parents in Eatonville, Washington, abused five girls, but the girls couldn’t hold the state accountable…

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Washington state Clemency and Pardons Board will be expanded

The goal is to cut down on wait times for people seeking to have their cases reviewed.

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Helen Chu, of the University of Washington, was fired this week from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

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WA doctor among those fired in RFK Jr.’s purge of vaccine panel

Dr. Helen Chu gained attention early in the COVID-19 pandemic as her repurposed flu research project identified the…