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Washington state gas prices surge while other states see drop
Drivers across Washington are paying more at the pump as gas prices continue their upward climb while more than half the country saw relief while filling up heading into the busy Labor Day weekend. … more
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A crew member hoses down vegetation to keep a prescribed fire from spreading outside of a designated parcel. Local leaders in the small town of Roslyn, Washington, have embraced prescribed burns as a way to protect the community.
This Washington town is burning. That’s the plan.
Francisco Martinez hefts a canister filled with a mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline. A tongue of flame dances above the nozzle. He tips the drip torch forward — whoosh — and a stream of blazing … more
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International student enrollment at Oregon's public universities is expected to decline this year due to Trump administration policies. Oregon State University is currently home to about 1,900 international students and their families, down from 2,400 in recent years.
Oregon universities brace for international enrollment drop following visa delays, Trump policies
Ahead of the fall semester at Oregon’s largest public universities, staff are helping students from around the world navigate challenging visa delays and uncertainty over President Donald Trump and … more
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Vegetables and lettuces at a grocery store in Michigan. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many Americans’ fears of contracting a foodborne illness.
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net
Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has … more
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The Washington Capitol building is lit up against the night sky in Olympia.
Critics blame Washington’s 'imminent harm' rule for another baby death
A 39-year-old woman charged in connection with the death of her 1-year-old son made a second court appearance Monday in King County Superior Court, as critics blame the system for allowing the death … more
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Roughly 100 state employees lined Capitol Way in Olympia, Wash. to demand higher wages in their next two-year contract. (Photo by Aspen Ford/Washington State Standard)
Washington state workers stage walkout amid clash over pay demands
With contract negotiations nearing a critical deadline, hundreds of Washington state workers walked off the job for an hour Monday to highlight demands for wage hikes in their next two-year deal. … more
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"The Jungle" is a longstanding homeless encampment in Olympia located on approximately 20 acres between Martin Way and Pacific Avenue.
‘The Jungle’ closure update: Olympia begins transitioning 275 residents into housing; police presence increases
The City of Olympia and its regional partners have begun the long process of transitioning inhabitants of the city’s largest homeless encampment into housing. As of this week, 18 of “The … more
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A crew member uses a drip torch to ignite a prescribed burn in Southwest Washington. Leaders in Washington and other states want to empower more residents to lead burns like this on private lands. (Photo by Alex Brown/Stateline)
To protect forests, I learned to burn them
AUBURN, Wash. — In the back row of a small community college classroom, I sip my coffee and consider a cumulus cloud, a puffy white pillar over an expanse of blue. I’m not staring out the window, … more
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The Washington state Capitol is pictured from Heritage Park in Olympia on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Developmental disabilities program for Washington families to be cut, but not ended
Washington state officials are keeping a longstanding program seen as vital to parents of children with developmental disabilities, but cutting its funding, ending weeks of unease about its … more
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, center, talks with Northwest Oregon Housing Authority executive director Hsu-Feng Andy Shaw on the site of the future Owens Adair II affordable apartments.
Oregon is spending more than ever on low-income housing. A state law keeps the details secret
Oregon’s spending on low-income housing has exploded in the past five years. The state has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each apartment has nearly … more
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The state Legislative Ethics Board found no evidence Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, violated any ethics law in her effort to keep Democrat Daria Ilgen from running against her.
Ethics panel: Washington state lawmaker broke no rules trying to thwart challenge from fellow Democrat
Washington Democratic state Rep. Tarra Simmons tried hard to keep fellow Democrat Daria Ilgen from running against her this year. It didn’t work. The two will face off in November’s general … more
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State employees protest near an event commemorating the construction of a new psychiatric facility where Gov. Bob Ferguson was speaking on Aug. 28, 2026. (Photo by Aspen Ford/Washington State Standard)
Washington governor met with state worker protest at hospital construction ceremony
Washington marked a milestone Friday with the final structural beam placed on a new psychiatric facility on the Western State Hospital campus in Pierce County.  Along with the pomp came … more
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Drug traffickers who returned after multiple deportations sentenced in federal court
Three men were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle for drug trafficking and repeatedly returning to the U.S. after being removed, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd … more
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Seattle teachers could strike despite being among the highest paid in U.S.
The union representing Seattle teachers has voted to authorize a strike, putting the start of the school year on Sept. 2 in jeopardy.  The in-person vote at the Seattle Convention Center on … more
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The U.S. Department of Justice logo is displayed on a speaker’s podium. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)
DOJ challenges four more states — including Washington — over in-state tuition for immigrants
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Arizona , New Mexico , Oregon and Washington over laws that allow immigrants in the country without legal status to pay in-state college tuition in the … more
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In 2024 and 2023, contractors and officials with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture treated the Snake River with a copper-based chemical called Natrix to kill quagga mussels.
Quagga mussels detected again in Idaho, but numbers are down as Ag Department makes eradication push
Idaho state officials say they are continuing to push for full eradication of quagga mussels after again detecting the invasive species in the Snake River near Twin Falls earlier this month. Although … more
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No longer lagging, Oregon economic growth catching up with nation, state economists report
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, economic growth in Oregon has underperformed the nation’s. Now, the gap between the two is closing and the state’s economic output is growing at about the same … more
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Federal officers spray and throw chemical gases at demonstrators a block up from the ICE processing facility south of downtown Portland on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2025.
Oregon DOJ won’t open investigations into six reports from Oregonians alleging federal misconduct
Oregon’s attorney general has closed the door on several potential criminal investigations into federal agents that were spurred by reports of alleged misconduct reported by Oregonians since last … more
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Washington State Republican Party Chairman Jim Walsh announces initial results of the presidential race at a GOP election night watch party in Bellevue, Wash. Nov. 5, 2024.
Washington Republican Party leader sued for defamation by citizen activist
Arthur West is a prolific filer of legal complaints in pursuit of greater government transparency and a fairer political system in Washington.  Typically, he represents himself and targets … more
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Attorney General Nick Brown Waves to lawmakers during a joint legislative session in the House chambers at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Washington to get up to $339M as part of $17.1B Meta child-safety settlement
In a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., Washington state is guaranteed to receive $237 million, with the potential to collect up to nearly $339 million over the … more
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