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@washingtonstatestandard.comThe leader of Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families was questioned this week about her agency’s commitment to equity amid allegations of racial bias in the agency made by two former top aides. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/09/a...
@washingtonstatestandard.comAn enclave of Washington’s wealthy provided a backdrop Thursday for a saucy debate on the merits and dangers of a ballot measure to erase the state’s controversial new income tax on millionaires. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/08/d...
@washingtonstatestandard.comDemocratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and John Braun, the top Republican in the Washington state Senate, faced off Wednesday in a televised debate, exchanging digs on the Iran war, policies of President Donald Trump, gas prices, and at each other. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/07/4...
@washingtonstatestandard.comA Washington state agency has floated cutting services for more than 2,600 residents with developmental disabilities with the goal of saving money to close a looming budget gap. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/07/w...
@washingtonstatestandard.comKlickitat County stretches for more than 80 miles along the Columbia River, speckled with small towns along the waterfront and within its agricultural lands. It’s here that at least six hyperscale data centers are being proposed. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/07/r...
@washingtonstatestandard.comMore than four hundred Washingtonians across 19 locations took to the streets Sunday to demand a statewide moratorium on data centers. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/06/a...
@washingtonstatestandard.comSince Gov. Bob Ferguson took office in January 2025, the governor-appointed clemency and pardons board has recommended early release for 15 of the 23 people who received commutation hearings. The governor hasn’t approved a single one. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/03/w...
@washingtonstatestandard.comLess than a month remains until an election that will transform Washington’s state Supreme Court. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/06/w...
@washingtonstatestandard.comWashington Gov. Bob Ferguson told frustrated unionized ferry workers that he expected “every vessel on every route” to be running Tuesday morning as a sickout by members brought much of the nation’s largest ferry system to a standstill Monday. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/05/c...
@washingtonstatestandard.comThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for another redrawing of Washington state’s political maps. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/05/u...
@washingtonstatestandard.comNumerous Washington state ferry sailings were canceled Monday as many workers called in sick and their replacements declined to fill in for them, according to state officials. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/05/c...
@washingtonstatestandard.comWhen the Washington state ferry Tillikum entered service in 1959, Albert Rosellini was in his first term as governor and Dwight Eisenhower was in his second as president. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/05/w...
@washingtonstatestandard.comA proposed Canadian oil pipeline to a supertanker terminal at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia is raising hackles among Washington state’s political leaders. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/02/w...
@washingtonstatestandard.comA judge on Friday threw out tough new job standards for county sheriffs approved by Washington lawmakers this year that critics argued would force some out of office. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/02/j...
@washingtonstatestandard.comRoughly 10,000 immigrants in Washington are losing their Medicaid health coverage due to federal cuts Republicans in Congress approved last year. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/02/a...
@washingtonstatestandard.comWashington’s minimum wage workers will get a 3.5% pay bump in 2027. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/01/w...
@washingtonstatestandard.comThe two candidates vying to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District are in a dead heat with less than five weeks to go before a closely watched election that could help determine control of the U.S. House, according to new polling. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/01/p...
@washingtonstatestandard.comThe director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife this week authorized the “incremental” killing of wolves in southeastern Washington with a goal to stop attacks on livestock. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/10/01/w...
@washingtonstatestandard.comThe union representing staff of Democratic state senators in Washington has overwhelmingly rejected a new two-year contract, citing its lack of adequate protections for workers facing termination. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/09/30/l...
@washingtonstatestandard.comA company providing medical care at the Overlake Medical Center emergency room will refund more than $400,000 to low-income patients under an agreement with Washington’s attorney general. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/09/30/w...
