PUYALLUP… Despite an unexpected infusion of money from the state’s capital-gains income tax, Olympia remains on track for yet another multibillion-dollar budget shortfall as it moves into the second half of the current budget cycle. The […]
OLYMPIA — As Secretary of State of Washington, I submit the following comments in response to the United States Postal Service proposal titled Ballot Mail for Federal Elections as noticed on May 29, 2026. The Constitution is […]
by Tom Banse, Washington State StandardJune 25, 2026 Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power. […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJune 25, 2026 The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld Washington’s hotly contested regulations for how farmers and haulers of agricultural goods receive the exemption on fuel purchases promised […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJune 24, 2026 Deaths and critical injuries among children in Washington’s child welfare system fell steeply in the first quarter of 2026, state officials reported Wednesday. Still, four children died […]
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