Olympia – In a 2024 report, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) states that when working home smoke alarms are present, the risk of dying in home structure fires with working smoke alarms can reduced by up […]
by Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest and Melanie Henshaw, InvestigateWest, Washington State StandardJanuary 12, 2025 This project, the first in a series of ongoing stories addressing racial disparities in the criminal justice system, was completed with support […]
by Laurel Demkovich and Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 10, 2025 Washington’s citizen legislature kicks off its 2025 session Monday in Olympia. Lawmakers will have 105 days to make multi-billion dollar shortfalls disappear from state […]
by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardJanuary 11, 2025 Washington’s 105-day legislative session begins Monday. Opening day will bring pomp, process and back-to-school energy as lawmakers — many new to the job — dive into four […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 10, 2025 It took Democratic staff in Washington’s Legislature a little longer but they have joined their Republican colleagues in approving two-year contracts, concluding the first-ever round of collective […]
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