by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardMarch 31, 2025 Funding of Washington’s public schools is one of the tougher wrinkles House and Senate budget writers must iron out in the weeks ahead. Democrat-drafted proposals in the […]
by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardMarch 31, 2025 Ana Rosa Bello broke down in tears as she recalled the repeated abuse she has endured as a housekeeper in Seattle. Bello described wage theft, discrimination, […]
OLYMPIA… The state Senate’s majority Democrats today passed a $78.6 billion operating budget that relies on the largest tax increase in state history, after rejecting the smaller, no-new-taxes, no-cuts budget proposed by Senate Republicans. The “$ave Washington” budget, […]
OLYMPIA — The 2025-27 bipartisan transportation package passed the Senate Saturday. The bipartisan package, which includes a spending plan, revenue bill, and bond bill, closes the $1 billion shortfall in the state’s budget for the 2025-27 biennium and commits funding […]
WENATCHEE, Washington (AP) — A man died in Washington state on Sunday when he was parachuting and struck a cliff after his chute failed to fully open. The Chelan County Sheriff’s office said the 47-year-old […]
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