WA Senate passes parking bill as one step to boost housing supply
Washington lawmakers are trying to ease the way for more housing. The state Senate passed a bill to lower the parking space ...
Here’s what WA sheriffs said when asked about Trump administration’s immigration plans
InvestigateWest and Cascade PBS reached out to all 39 sheriffs to ask how they plan to balance conflicting local, state and ...
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New bill would give laid-off federal workers preference in hiring for WA state jobs
Federal workers throughout Washington state who are being laid off under sweeping cuts enacted by President Donald Trump’s ...
WA leaders say schools must choose between funding and helping vulnerable students under DEI executive order
The order aims to dismantle DEI programs, with a threat of withholding federal funding for non-compliant schools.
‘It violates who we are as a nation.’ Ex-federal workers from WA angered by firings
Sen. Patty Murray shines spotlight on workers from region swept up in recent probationary firings by Trump administration.
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WA lawmakers consider bill allowing people to sue cities over rules that restrict camping in public places
Washington lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow people to sue cities and counties that restrict camping in ...
WA Commerce Department 'not in compliance with state law' on grant funding, audit finds
A recently uncovered state audit claims that the Washington State Department of Commerce paid tens of thousands of dollars to ...
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WA superintendent tells schools to stand firm on ‘race-based’ programs
State schools superintendent Chris Reykdal has told districts the Trump administration's directive to end “race-based” ...