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Judge rejects lawsuit against rewrite of WA parental rights law

May 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMay 15, 2026 A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of […]

Food stamp enrollment drops in WA as immigrants exit program

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by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMay 15, 2026 Food stamp enrollment in Washington state fell sharply between last summer and early this year amid federal cuts to the program and as fewer immigrants accessed benefits. […]

WA gets $538M in delayed COVID-era payments from FEMA

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by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMay 14, 2026 The federal government announced Wednesday it’s reimbursing the Washington state health department $263 million for costs responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is part of $538 […]

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs leading trade mission to Japan to reaffirm business ties, forge new relationships

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OLYMPIA — Beginning May 16, Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is leading a trade mission to Japan seeking to strengthen existing business ties between our economies and forge new ones. The trip to Tokyo will take place between May 16 – May […]

Guatemalan National Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for Traveling to Washington to Sexually Abuse a Minor

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EUGENE, Ore.—A Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in Culver, Oregon, was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for traveling hours across state lines to sexually abuse a minor victim. Leonias Juber Ramos-Garcia, 26, was sentenced to 30 months in […]