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Fixing rejected ballots could tip balance in WA lands commissioner race

By Bill Lucia - August 16, 2024

Democratic Party will try in court to knock RFK Jr. off Washington ballots

By Jerry Cornfield - August 16, 2024

Harris unveils plan to curb price gouging, boost child tax credit, tackle rent hikes

By Jennifer Shutt - August 16, 2024

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BY Jacob Fischler - August 16, 2024

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As Sessler preps to face Newhouse, Smiley stays on sidelines

BY Jerry Cornfield - August 15, 2024

Farmers say proposed drinking water requirements would drive up costs

BY Laurel Demkovich - August 15, 2024

Mark your calendar: VP candidates Walz and Vance to debate Oct. 1

BY Ariana Figueroa - August 15, 2024

To lower prescription drug costs, states head to the courthouse

BY Shalina Chatlani - August 15, 2024

Can 230 new units of affordable housing curb displacement in this Tacoma neighborhood?

BY Cameron Sheppard - August 15, 2024

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Why WA school budgets are getting tighter, and what can be done about it

BY Marguerite Roza and Aashish Dhammani - July 24, 2024

It’s time for Congress to intervene with the Bonneville Power Administration

BY Jim Luce - July 22, 2024

Health equity: A critical piece in climate action

BY Rod Hochman - July 11, 2024

The best way to fight higher prices? Higher wages

BY April Sims and Karuna Long - July 5, 2024

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Possible price hike on personalized plates would help WA wildlife

BY Jerry Cornfield - August 14, 2024

RFK Jr. secures spot on WA ballot. Democratic Party could sue to knock him off.

BY Jerry Cornfield - August 13, 2024

Demolition looms for building that has hulked over WA Capitol campus for decades

BY Bill Lucia - August 12, 2024

Upthegrove edges into second place in Washington lands commissioner race

BY Bill Lucia - August 9, 2024

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Prisoners still routinely isolated in WA, despite efforts to cut solitary confinement

BY Grace Deng - August 14, 2024

Struggle for control of Congress intensifies as presidential contest shifts

BY Jennifer Shutt and Ashley Murray - August 14, 2024

So far, Idaho officials have not discovered more invasive quagga mussels

BY Clark Corbin - August 14, 2024

Walz in first solo speech as VP candidate touts Dem ticket’s labor union ties

BY Jacob Fischler - August 13, 2024

Environmental regulators say NW Natural misleading customers about state climate credit program

BY Alex Baumhardt - August 13, 2024

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