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    Photo courtesy the National Park Service
    National Park Service firings hit Mount Rainier and...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • February 24, 2025 5:42 am

    Reduced staffing could mean closed campgrounds and trails as well as unsafe conditions, advocates said.

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    An apartment building construction site in Olympia, Washington in January 2025. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)
    How Republicans want to fix WA’s affordable housing...
    By Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard • February 21, 2025 5:42 am

    GOP state lawmakers are highlighting a package of 18 housing bills they support, as they oppose Democratic legislation to cap rent increases.

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    (Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
A new speed camera mounted on a trailer, shown in Olympia, will patrol work zones on Washington highways.
    WA to begin speed camera enforcement in roadwork...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • February 18, 2025 1:30 am

    The Washington State Patrol will soon have a new tool to catch drivers speeding through highway work zones.

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    More than 131,000 drivers crossed the Interstate Bridge between Portland and Vancouver each day in 2021 compared to 33,000 in 1961. (Grant Stringer/States Newsroom)
    WA looks to raise $1.6 billion from tolls...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • February 14, 2025 1:30 am

    Washington state lawmakers set out Wednesday to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement…

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    Washington state Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma, seen here on the Senate floor in 2024, is the lead sponsor of a bill in the 2025 legislative session that calls for making Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha state-recognized holidays in Washington. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Support Services)
    WA lawmakers consider bills to recognize two Muslim...
    By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State Standard • February 13, 2025 1:30 am

    As-salamu alaykum, a greeting among Muslims that translates to peace be upon you, is how Sen. Yasmin Trudeau began recent…

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    State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Bill to make clergy report child abuse advances...
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • February 12, 2025 1:30 am

    Democratic-led effort to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in…

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    File photo
    Funding for crime victim services in WA is...
    By Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard • February 11, 2025 1:30 am

    With dwindling federal funds and a looming state budget shortfall, Washington lawmakers are trying to figure out how to keep…

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    WA could require bars to carry spiked drink...
    By Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard • February 10, 2025 1:30 am

    They’re not old enough yet to drink in bars, but a group of Washington students wants to make nightlife in…

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    The charging port for a Rivian R1T Saturday afternoon during Drive Electric Earth Day in the Everett, Washington on April 23, 2022. (Kevin Clark / Sound Publishing)
    WA lawmakers consider opening direct-to-consumer EV sales
    By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard • February 6, 2025 1:30 am

    There’s bipartisan support for allowing other manufacturers of zero-emission vehicles, like Rivian and Lucid, to do so. Car dealers have been opposed.

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    John Houston, Jerry Evans and Shailene Houston speak to the Senate Law & Justice committee on Jan. 23 about the Houston Eminent Domain Fairness Act. Screenshot from TVW.org.
    Family’s fight for land justice continues with new...
    By Bailey Jo Josie bailey.jo.josie@soundpublishing.com • January 30, 2025 1:30 am

    SB 5142 would protect property owners whose land is acquired by school districts via eminent domain.

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    President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an indoor inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    WA judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
    By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • January 24, 2025 1:30 am

    A Seattle judge has granted Washington’s request to temporarily block Trump’s excutive order on birthright citizenship.

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    Alaska Airlines N704AL, a Boeing 737 Max 9 that had a door plug blow out from its fuselage midair, parked at a maintenance hanger at Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., on Monday, January 8, 2024. (Amanda Lucier/The New York Times)
    A year after door blowout, Boeing touts safety...
    By William Geschke • January 7, 2025 6:30 am

    A comprehensive plan has improved safety and quality checks, the company says.

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    Image courtesy the National Park Service
Mt. Rainier National Park has around 2 million visitors a year.
    The mountain is out and it tells cold...
    By Bailey Jo Josie bailey.jo.josie@soundpublishing.com • December 30, 2024 1:30 am

    Data shows that since 2007, Mt. Rainier has become the second most dangerous National Park in the winter.

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