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This strawberry blowpop flavored vape includes a built-in video game online.
    Washington advocates push for state ban on flavored...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 26, 2024 1:30 am

    A broad coalition of Washington educators, doctors, researchers and social justice advocates has launched a campaign to ban flavored nicotine…

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    How a tool built in Washington is helping...
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 25, 2024 1:30 am

    With student absenteeism at record highs, more Washington districts are using a tool developed by researchers at Washington State University…

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    Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrat Dave Upthegrove, right, are competing in the 2024 Washington state lands commissioner race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)
    Herrera Beutler and Upthegrove square-off in WA lands...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 24, 2024 1:30 am

    The candidates disagreed on land management and timber strategies as they compete for the job of running the state agency that oversees millions of acres of public land.

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    Former Congressman Dave Reichert, a Republican, left, and Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, right, are seen on stage during the second debate of the 2024 Washington state governor’s race, Sept. 18, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)
    Reichert strikes different tone in second debate with...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 20, 2024 1:30 am

    The two candidates for Washington governor clashed over abortion, public safety and who will be a better change agent. It’s the last time they are expected to meet before Election Day.

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Let’s Go Washington, a political committee, faces allegations it did not properly disclose information on money raised and spent in its signature-gathering drives for six initiatives in 2023. These boxes contain signed petitions for one of them, Initiative 2109, which would to repeal Washington state’s capital gains tax. It will be on ballots in November 2024.
    Let’s Go Washington accused of violating campaign finance...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    A 14-month investigation has led to charges against the political committee founded by businessman Brian Heywood for allegedly violating campaign…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    Demand for WA paid family leave benefits is...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 18, 2024 1:30 am

    Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program keeps growing, but its staff and resources do not, leaving applicants with delays…

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    Jayden Hill, 15, an incoming sophomore at Monroe High School is reflected in the screen of a cellphone on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Monroe, Washington. Olivia Vanni/Sound Publishing
    WA districts are banning student cellphone use
    By Grace Deng Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 17, 2024 1:30 am

    Policies differ, but the goal remains the same: reduce distractions and get kids offline.

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    Photos courtesy of Margaret Bostrom
The logo, Toddrick thestore owl, was illustrated by 15-year-old Sophie Corey Hendrickson, who is a 10th grader at SOTA.
    Tacoma woman launches Owl in the Attic Books
    By Drew Dotson For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 16, 2024 1:30 am

    Eclectic used bookstore is almost exclusively online.

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    A look at what WA’s long-term care benefit...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 13, 2024 1:30 am

    What could Washington’s new $36,500 lifetime long-term care benefit get you?

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Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.
    Ferguson, Reichert agree eliminating elected schools chief would...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 11, 2024 1:30 am

    The two men dueling to be Washington’s next governor agree that the delivery of public education could improve if the…

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Kanaskat-Palmer State Park, located in King County near Ravensdale.
    Washington to fix accessibility violations at its state...
    By Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 10, 2024 1:30 am

    Deb Hodge and James Evans arrived at an accessible campsite at Paradise Point State Park in southwest Washington last May…

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    Local tattoo artist opens ‘clean’ parlor in Edgewood
    By Drew Dotson For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 6, 2024 10:12 am

    A Tacoma man is changing the perception of tattoo parlors after he opened a drug-free studio in Edgewood.

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    A pulp mill on the waterfront at night, near Port Angeles, Washington (Getty Images)
    Foes of measure to repeal WA climate law...
    By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard For the Tacoma Daily Index • September 6, 2024 1:30 am

    Opponents of Initiative 2117 hit the airwaves Thursday with a commercial that warns passage of the measure to erase a…

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