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Washington governor’s race narrows to Bob Ferguson, Dave Reichert

Attorney General Three candidates were in the primary run for the office of the Attorney General: Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond; former Washington District Attorney Nick Brown; and Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano.  Serrano, the...

Your Washington state primary Election Day cheat sheet

Just after 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, county elections offices will share what they’ve tallied from ballots received so far. But some races won’t be decided for a few days. Then Washington will...

WA teen still waiting for justice after being trafficked via Tinder

The bare minimumFederal and state law makes clear that minors under 18 cannot consent to engaging in commercial sex acts. State law also specifies that not knowing a victim’s age or believing...

New report details Dobbs’ grim effect on PNW health care access

While Washington is a state that has done everything it can to keep abortion safe and legal, the changes in other states are taking a toll here.  Washingtonians are traveling to Oregon...

Election cybersecurity top of mind in WA’s Secretary of State race

In recent years the office added election cybersecurity to its repertoire, in response to a surge in worldwide cybersecurity incidents and complaints from Republicans including former gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp about election...

U.S. and Canada update 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty

Treaty detailsCurrently, Canada is entitled to half the hydropower generated by dams in the river basin, which Canada mostly sells to U.S. interests. That was a sticking point in negotiations, as the...

WA housing discrimination complaints dip, bucking national trend

In Washington, there were 347 total complaints of housing discrimination, mostly for discrimination against people with disabilities. That’s down nearly 56% from 787 last year.  A federal law, known as  the Fair Housing...

Could B.C.’s safe drug supply experiment work in Washington?

Meanwhile, some activists in Vancouver believe in taking safe supply even further: making tested drugs available to all users, not just as medical treatment for substance-use disorder. In 2020, in order to...

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