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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    WA’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • October 14, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington’s innovative paid family and medical leave program could be hundreds of millions of dollars in the red within a…

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    WA’s food aid program for infants and mothers...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • October 13, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington mothers and their babies will have access to food benefits through the end of the month, even though the…

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    Major solar farm in eastern WA on cusp...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • October 10, 2025 5:12 am

    A large solar farm proposed in eastern Washington appears on course to clear a critical regulatory hurdle this month, despite…

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    WA looks to curb food stamp payment errors
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • October 9, 2025 5:12 am

    States that routinely overpay or underpay food stamp recipients could now lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

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    Hammer-wielding vandal damages WA Capitol in late-night break-in
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • October 8, 2025 5:30 am

    Auburn man, 29, accused of lighting fires, tipping over statues and breaking glass inside the building.

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An apartment building under construction in Olympia, Washington in January 2025.
    WA Legislature’s housing leaders outline vision for 2026
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • October 7, 2025 5:12 am

    Permanent supportive housing, eviction workarounds and financing for rural homes are among the topics Washington lawmakers could discuss next year…

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Hilltop Heritage Middle School in Tacoma.
    What the federal government shutdown means for WA’s...
    By Emily Fitzgerald, Washington State Standard • October 6, 2025 5:12 am

    School will continue as normal for Washington’s K-12 students amidst the federal government shutdown, at least for now.

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    WA’s nutrition program is at risk during federal...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • October 3, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington women and their babies could lose access to benefits under a key nutrition program in the case of a…

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    Washington’s minimum wage to top $17 in 2026
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • October 2, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington state’s minimum wage will surpass $17 per hour in 2026.

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    Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown speaks at a press conference alongside Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and other local officials on Monday, Sept. 29 at Seattle City Hall. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)
    ‘Stay out of Seattle’: WA leaders tell Trump...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • October 1, 2025 5:32 am

    Local officials fear Seattle could be the next city to see a deployment

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    New sales tax on services in WA takes...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • September 30, 2025 5:12 am

    A contentious new sales tax on services that Democratic state lawmakers relied on to pay for Washington’s latest budget is…

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    Photo from the seizure and a photo showing carfentanil’s lethality. Courtesy photos
    Law enforcement seizes over 50,000 carfentanil pills bound...
    By Joshua Solorzano • September 29, 2025 5:30 am

    DEA suspects these pills were coming to the Seattle and Tacoma area.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia.
    WA governor and AG oppose repeal of federal...
    By Emily Fitzgerald, Washington State Standard • September 26, 2025 5:12 am

    Washington’s governor and attorney general are both criticizing a federal proposal to lift restrictions on construction, logging, and mining on…

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