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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...

5 takeaways from the Seattle City Council Position 8 debate

The debate sponsored by the Washington State Debate Coalition and held at Seattle Central College was moderated by Josh Cohen of Cascade PBS, along with journalists from FOX13 and KUOW.Rinck is a...

Ferguson, Reichert heat up governor debate stage in Spokane

2. Neither candidate addressed a question about rent capsĀ Earlier this year, Democrats in the Washington Legislature introduced a measure to cap yearly rent increases for tenants, but the bill did not pass...

5 takeaways from the WA public lands commissioner debate

The elected position oversees the Washington Department of Natural Resources, which includes managing 5.6 million acres of state-owned public lands. Herrera Beutler and Upthegrove are competing to replace current commissioner Hilary Franz,...

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