by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardOctober 29, 2025 Roughly half of the more than 1.3 million family caregivers in Washington have been set back financially due to their responsibilities. That’s one of the sobering findings […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardOctober 28, 2025 Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of food stamp benefits due to the ongoing federal government […]
OLYMPIA – The Employment Security Department, as part of a 90-day pilot, is adjusting unemployment benefits call center hours to focus on processing the growing number of claims and get customers paid more quickly. As […]
OLYMPIA – A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police investigation into illegal elk trafficking resulted in a guilty verdict for a Yakima County resident. Braden F. Tahkeal, 52, was sentenced Oct. 23 in […]
OLYMPIA – Benefits from Washington’s Paid Family & Medical Leave program are a vital source of support for Washington workers. More than 218,000 individuals have claimed Paid Leave benefits in 2025 thus far, totaling more than $1.76 billion […]
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