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The lawsuit argues that the state failed to study possible environmental harms of cutting the forests, which include trees that are 140 years old.
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by Amanda Watford, Washington State Standard June 8, 2026 When her son was a teenager, Connecticut mom Amy Wadsworth said, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about. He played sports, cared about his health and stayed away from drugs. In 2018, when he left West Hartford to
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by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard June 1, 2026 Washington’s rural counties saw the largest drops in insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to extend subsidies that helped consumers afford the plans. About 250,000 Washingtonians are enrolled this year through
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The state has issued over $800,000 in penalties against landlords, but hasn’t collected them so long as they comply with state law.
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by Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia, Washington State Standard May 18, 2026 A federal judge has rejected a request to ditch political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago. Now, opponents are waiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on whether
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They formally launched an initiative effort Tuesday. To qualify, they’ll need to gather upward of 300,000 signatures in less than two months.
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An investigation and a lawsuit fueled sharper comments at a meeting last week. There were renewed calls for commissioners to resign and the agency director to be fired.
Local News
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo by Scott Warman, Unsplash [/caption] News by Ariana Figueroa, States Newsroom, Washington DC As the federal government shutdown extends to day 17, and with congressional leaders nowhere near negotiating, state officials are beginning to raise concerns of potential cuts
Environment
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo by Jako Janse van Rensburg, Unsplash [/caption] News by Emily Fitzgerald, Washington State Standard With fall weather dampening wildland fire conditions in Washington, officials are beginning to reflect on the fire season. Washington state saw more individual fires than
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo courtesy of Scott Graham. Unslpash [/caption] News by by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard A contentious new sales tax on services that Democratic state lawmakers relied on to pay for Washington’s latest budget is set to take
Housing
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photo Courtesy of Unsplash [/caption] News by Emily Fitzgerald, Washington State Standard Homelessness is still on the rise in Washington, but data collected by the state Department of Commerce shows that the growth rate across much of the state slowed
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] A fuel truck is seen overturned in Indian Creek in the Elwha River watershed after it crashed on Friday, July 18, 2025, near Port Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue) [/caption] News by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State