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State GOP leader angers local conservatives with response to Trump tape
After state party leader Susan Hutchison seemed to rationalize the Trump audiotapes by saying he was a Democrat…
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Inslee’s strategy to tackle heroin epidemic: first deal with misuse of pain pills
Opioid overdoses killed an average of two people a day in Washington in 2015, part of an epidemic…
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Seattle says it will clear The Jungle, tells residents to leave encampment
Earlier this year officials found more than 200 tents in the encampment, which stretched under and near Interstate…
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You’d think the Sierra Club would back carbon-cutting I-732 — but you’d be wrong
Initiative 732 would gradually ramp up the price of coal, oil and natural gas — while reducing other…
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Two former teachers vie for state schools chief job
Both Erin Jones and Chris Reykdal say they will be strong advocates for K-12 education in what could…
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State’s new vehicle license fees kick in
The increases were approved by the Legislature in 2015 as part of Connecting Washington, a package to fund…
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Hydropower isn’t carbon neutral after all, WSU researchers say
While much attention has been paid to the effects of dams on fisheries and the natural form and…
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Lake Formed Off Mount Rainier 500 Years Ago Designated as Aquatic Reserve
Lake Kapowsin is one of the last undeveloped lakes in Puget Sound’s lowlands
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Obamacare remains an issue in race for Washington’s Insurance Commissioner
Insurance rates are going up, although not as fast as they were before the law went into effect.
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WSU students balk at paying higher fees to balance athletic department budget
Administrators have asked students to consider paying an additional $50 per semester to help bring the athletics department…
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Random tests for pesticides in pot to begin
In an agreement announced Thursday, the state Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) and the Department of Agriculture (WSDA)…
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Lawmaker to seek state bill to crack down on homeless camps
Local governments that do not enforce the standards would face a loss of state funding, although Miloscia did…
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Tentative deal for 30,000 state workers includes raises, $12 minimum wage
The proposed labor contract would also establish a $12 hourly minimum wage for general government workers.