SEATTLE (AP) — A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a home northwest of Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, authorities said. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially […]
by Tom Banse, Washington State StandardFebruary 23, 2026 Budget writers in the Washington Legislature on Monday declared their intent to eventually buy more hybrid electric ferries to modernize the state ferry fleet. But newly unveiled […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardFebruary 23, 2026 Washington state Democrats are likely abandoning plans for a new tax on employers like Walmart and Amazon, whose workers get health coverage through Medicaid. The proposal came […]
OLYMPIA…More than 100,000 Washingtonians made state history this week by signing in to oppose the 9.9% income tax proposed by Senate Democrats this legislative session ahead of its hearing before the House Finance Committee at […]
OLYMPIA… The budget leaders for the state’s Senate Republicans offered this assessment of the supplemental 2025-27 operating budget from majority Democrats, which will have a public hearing this afternoon before the Senate Ways and Means Committee. The proposal […]
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