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Care providers for developmentally disabled people ask Legislature for more pay

Providers of supported living services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are asking the Legislature for more…

(Department of Children Youth and Families Green Hill School.

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WA agency seeks funding for new juvenile detention center as overcrowding persists

With overcrowding at Washington’s two juvenile detention centers, the Department of Children, Youth and Families is asking state…

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (seated) prepares to sign the 2024 supplemental budget on March 29, 2024. He was joined by several Democratic state lawmakers, including, to his right, Sen. June Robinson, the lead Senate budget writer. (Courtesy of UW Medicine | Nicholas Swatz)

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WA lawmakers wrestle with declining tax receipts and looming deficit

Democratic budget writers talk openly of cuts and new revenue to overcome a multibillion-dollar deficit in the next…

Ballot envelopes sit in the Thurston County elections center. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)

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Same-day voter registrations hit new high mark in Washington

The number of people showing up at county election offices on Election Day to register to vote or…

Radnor’s is at 5415 S. Tacoma Way. (Photos courtesy of Ally Roberts)

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Radnor’s beefs up Tacoma’s burger scene

South Tacoma Way restaurant also pairs beignets with their burgers.

Island Vybz is a new food truck in Tacoma. (Photos courtesy of Tamara Jackson)

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Island Vybz food truck serves classic Jamaican food

Sisters moved their food truck to Tacoma over the summer.

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With WA courts’ online systems down, thousands of firearm sales on hold

Washington state courts’ computer systems have been down for nearly two weeks, disrupting the operation of local courts…

Brian Heywood, left, of Let’s Go Washington hands a box of signed Initiative 2066 petitions to Greg Lane, executive vice president of the Building Industry Association of Washington on July 2, 2024. (Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)

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Washington voters approve pro-natural gas measure

Initiative 2066 blocks the state and local governments from taking steps to restrict natural gas service in homes…

Attorney General Bob Ferguson. File photo

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Ferguson and other WA Democrats prepare for new era of showdowns with Trump

After suing the Trump administration nearly 100 times as attorney general, Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson has an idea of…

Photos courtesy of campaigns Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

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Ferguson defeats Reichert in governor’s race

Democrats have won 10 straight gubernatorial contests.

Olivia Vanni / Sound Publishing Larry Best, a customer coordinator for quality assurance who has worked at Boeing for 38 years, stands outside of Angel of the Winds Arena with a “vote no” sign on Monday in Everett.

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Boeing Machinists approve contract, ending 52-day strike

After voting no twice, 59% of union members approved the latest contract.

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

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Survey finds strong support for Trump among WA prison population

While people in prison cannot vote, there’s a common misconception they lean Democratic. New research shows that’s not…

Election workers open mail in a new secure room at Thurston County’s elections office. The county invested in a separate room to open mail after it was sent an envelope containing fentanyl last year. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)

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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.