National park gateway town fights to keep America's quietest forest accessible
The gateway town of Forks is finally getting funding to repair access to Olympic National Park's Hoh Rain Forest.
WA pays $52M to run Pierce County school for adults with disabilities. Will it close?
The move would affect the 460 employees at the school and the 81 residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities ...
WA ranchers turn to new crop: Solar power
The Robert family ranch has for over 100 years raised livestock and grown hay and wheat. Now a new crop is taking centerstage ...
Lawmakers propose budget cut that could eliminate Washington teachers bonuses
LACEY, Wash. — State lawmakers may end a longtime bonus program for thousands of teachers in the state. Budget writers have ...
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Blue State’s ‘Domestic Extremism’ Task Force Stacked With Leftist Groups, Critics Fear
Washington state's "domestic extremism" task force has ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center and might target conservatives ...
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Lawmakers propose budget cut that could eliminate Washington teachers bonuses
Jay Inslee proposed saving more than $150 million ... She said losing $11,200 a year would not only hurt her and her family. Vilchez said students across the state will suffer as teachers will ...
WA budget battle may cut preschool seats. It could lock out more poor Tri-Cities kids
Wages are also driving the gap between supply and demand. Early learning and child care wages remain incredibly low, with ...
WA’s costly salmon recovery effort heads toward mediation
As the state struggles to replace culverts by a 2030 deadline, tribes and the state Attorney General's Office have now asked ...
WA Gov. Ferguson delays conversion of ferries to electric power
Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday he was shelving the project to convert more of Washington State Ferries' largest boats to electric power, a move he said would return the fleet to pre-pandemic service ...