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Far-right GOP state senators form their own caucus in Olympia

In an inaugural press conference, members described the new caucus as a small subgroup advocating for much of the same policies as Senate Republicans in general, with a focus on combating government intervention: lowering...

WA is reopening but many essential workers aren’t vaccinated yet

There was little disagreement when it came to giving health care workers and nursing home residents priority for vaccines. But as supply continues to increase, states have been forced to make increasingly...

Gov. Inslee tells WA school districts to reopen classrooms

Teachers across the state have said they didn’t feel safe going back to the classroom without the vaccine. Now the governor is telling school districts it’s time to reopen schools. The governor’s...

Mariners games soon? Gov. Inslee lifts some WA pandemic restrictions

The governor also made a reopening announcement for high school sports, motorsports, rodeos and other outdoor spectator events. And for those who prefer to get their entertainment in a restaurant or a...

WA looking at ranked-choice voting among election reform ideas

Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley, D-Seattle, has put ranked-choice voting on the horizon for local elections with House Bill 1156. Ranked choice is a method that allows voters to do just that: rank their choices in...

Prescription prices could push Washington state into the drug business

States see little federal help Oversight committees in both houses of Congress have faulted pharmaceutical companies for  “skyrocketing price increases are simply unsustainable,” as a House report put it in September...

Family and friends wonder why Seattle police killed Derek Hayden

A shock Friends say they rarely saw clear signs of mental illness. Hayden never spoke openly about it if he was struggling. There were sometimes flashes of something complicated below the surface;...

Washington’s plastic bag ban on hold during COVID-19

The new law, which was scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2021, isn’t dead, supporters say, but enforcement has been indefinitely postponed. The state law was inspired by 38 local ordinances around...

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