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Initiative 2124 would make the WA Cares insurance tax optional

About 800,000 people in Washington are in some type of caregiver role, says Cathy MacCaul, advocacy director for AARP Washington. The majority of those caregivers are women, according to a MetLife analysis.The...

Initiative 2124 would make WA Cares insurance program tax optional

About 800,000 people in Washington are in some type of caregiver role, says Cathy MacCaul, advocacy director for AARP Washington. The majority of those caregivers are women, according to a MetLife analysis.The...

Whatcom probe on harassment investigation shows ‘systemic failure’

Buchanan, Elenbaas and Donovan apologized for the delay in the investigation’s work in a memo shared to county council on Tuesday along with the report. “Scheduling three councilmembers and an interviewee during the...

5 takeaways from the superintendent of public instruction debate

Both candidates support limiting cell phone useOlson noted that his home school district successfully implemented a cell phone policy, though it took some time due to getting feedback from students, parents and...

Remembering popular progressive WA Republican Gov. Dan Evans

His politics may seem baffling in the modern era of partisanship and division, like a survivor of a near-extinct species. He gave the keynote speech at the 1968 Republican convention that nominated...

Does Washington need a ban to prevent natural gas bans?

Meanwhile, the State Building Code Council updated its energy code in 2021 to comply with an updated national energy code. That state update did not forbid installation of gas appliances in new...

Learning curve: WA schools grapple with new cell phone policies

If a kid had to access their phone locked in a Yondr pouch, he said, they could cut it open.Phones can also create unsafe situations. Teenagers will film and share videos of...

7 takeaways from the Washington attorney general debate

Brown is a partner at Pacifica Law Group in Seattle, previously served as a U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, and as general counsel for Gov. Jay Inslee. During the...

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