WA Insurance Commissioner announces that families and small businesses purchasing health care on the open market will pay $1,548 more on average in 2026; Rising costs are driven largely by GOP’s recent decision not to […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardSeptember 10, 2025 A Spokane jury has ordered Washington state to pay $42 million to a woman the state failed to protect from years of childhood sexual abuse. The striking […]
by Emily Fitzgerald, Washington State StandardSeptember 10, 2025 Washington tribal leaders and environmental advocates are speaking out against the Trump administration’s plan to repeal protections for 2 million acres of national forests in the state. […]
OLYMPIA – On Monday, Sept. 8, the Office of the Secretary of State (OSOS) received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting a full copy of the Washington state Voter Registration Database within […]
by Questen Inghram, Washington State StandardSeptember 8, 2025 Water shutoffs are happening earlier than usual for some irrigators in the Yakima River Basin. Reservoir levels are at the lowest seen since 1971. Non-senior water rights holders […]
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