by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJune 9, 2025 Washington has a new health secretary starting next month. Dennis Worsham will take over the Department of Health after serving as head of the Snohomish County Health […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJune 9, 2025 The night of May 7 was a challenge for Washington’s nascent agency tasked with investigating when police kill people. The new state Office of Independent Investigations started […]
Olympia –The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) emphasizes the critical role of home fire sprinklers in enhancing residential fire safety. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), homes with fire sprinklers see up to a […]
When the Department of Homeland Security published their map of “sanctuary jurisdictions,” citing 14 states and about 200 cities and counties in 37 states, only four cities were named in Oregon: Portland, Beaverton, Eugene and…Hood […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJune 7, 2025 Salaries in Washington continued to climb in 2024. The statewide average annual wage reached $95,160 last year, according to the Washington Employment Security Department. That’s 6.8% higher […]
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