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Investigating DCYF: Oversight and Accountability for Washington’s Children on The Elephant in the Dome Podcast

April 23, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

Senate Republican Leader John Braun discusses the urgent need for oversight at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). He explores massive legal payouts for negligence, the impact of the “Keeping Families Together Act,” […]

Gray wolf population in WA surges to highest recorded level

April 23, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardApril 23, 2026 Washington’s gray wolf population is at its highest count since the state began monitoring in 2008. State and tribal officials counted a minimum of 270 wolves and […]

WA Department of Natural Resources to close four campgrounds after lawmakers cut funding

April 23, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardApril 23, 2026 The Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that four Washington state campgrounds will be closed for the rest of the year and several others will be partially […]

Ferguson fills seat on WA campaign watchdog panel as recall effort looms

April 23, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardApril 22, 2026 Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Matt Segal, a founding partner of the Pacifica Law Group and former King County Superior Court judge, to the commission that […]

Washington State Library program recognized for service to incarcerated and hospitalized adults, justice impacted youth patrons

April 22, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

OLYMPIA — Institutional Library Services, a program of the Washington State Library, received the Outstanding Service Award for its work with incarcerated and hospitalized adults, and justice impacted youth patrons. The Washington Library Association gives this award to individuals or programs […]