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Gold bars are photographed at the Texas Bullion Depository, the nation’s first state-run depository for precious metals. More states are eying legislation on gold to hedge against inflation.
A new gold rush: States stockpile bars, encourage gold-backed debit cards
More states are piling up gold bars, or encouraging residents to use gold-backed debit cards, to hedge against inflation. Several states, including Western ones with rich mining histories, have … more
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At left, a worker in the production area at Seattle-based Dyno Battery. Stacks of lead plates can be seen in the background. Right, an air shower that was supposed to clean the lead out of the air was instead blowing even more toxic dust onto the workers, according to the state Department of Labor and Industries.
Seattle battery manufacturer fined over $200K for exposing workers to lead
Washington state is penalizing a Seattle-based vehicle battery manufacturer for exposing workers to lead levels more than four times the safety limit. The Department of Labor and Industries said … more
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‘Startlingly low numbers’: Washington among several states collaborating on monarch butterfly conservation plan
Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and a suite of agency partners from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) recently completed a five-year update to the … more
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The Beacon Pacific Village housing complex where Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson announced new proposed housing investments on Dec. 18, 2025, in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)
Work underway to create new Washington state housing agency
Washington boasts 221 housing-related programs across 30 state agencies.  But despite all of these initiatives, Lt. Gov. Denny Heck thinks the state is still going in the wrong direction … more
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A foggy morning at Calispell Meadows on the Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service)
Forest Service plans to close two research labs in Washington state
The U.S. Forest Service research labs in Seattle and Wenatchee are targeted for closure, part of a broader restructuring of the agency that is housed in the Department of Agriculture.  Of … more
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Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal speaks during a Legislative Media Day at the Washington state Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 19, in Olympia.
Reykdal: Washington behind as lawmakers study school phone limits
The state’s school chief says Washington is falling behind a national push to restrict smartphones in schools, arguing the state should move to a statewide standard rather than continue studying … more
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The Cowlitz River runs against the edge of homes off of Slalom Way in Packwood on Thursday, Dec. 11.
Trump approves disaster declaration for Washington flooding
President Donald Trump has approved opening up federal funding to deal with the aftermath of historic flooding that hit Washington in December, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced … more
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Gov. Bob Ferguson holds up Senate Bill 5974, which sets heightened standards for sheriffs, alongside lawmakers and advocates after signing it on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Olympia, Washington. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)
New Washington sheriff standards law faces another lawsuit
Washington’s new law that seeks to hold sheriffs to higher standards and paves the way for their removal from office is the target of a second lawsuit.  This one comes from the Washington … more
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State moves forward with hiring blitz as lawsuits target Washington income tax
As Washington state prepares to collect its first-ever income tax on millionaires, one state agency is gearing up for a major hiring blitz to handle the administrative workload of ensuring … more
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Lawmakers, friends and families celebrate the final gavel on the last day of the legislative session on the House floor on Thursday, March 12, in Olympia.
Washington charter schools funding cut dramatically even as graduates outperform peers
Despite a recent report showing Washington’s charter school graduates are outperforming their peers in traditional public schools, state lawmakers cut about $7.5 million in enrichment funding for … more
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A first responder drives up to Rochester High School to respond to a mock crash to bring awareness to distracted and impaired driving on Thursday, April 2.
Only 41% of Washington drivers comply with ignition interlock mandate after DUIs
Less than half of the drivers required to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles did so between 2018 and 2025, despite $14.5 million in state spending to bolster compliance. … more
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Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove answers questions during a Legislative Media Day at the Washington state Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 19, in Olympia.
New tool shows how Upthegrove’s 80,000-acre trust land layoff impacts rural Washington communities, American Forest Resource Council says
The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) recently announced the availability of a new public online tool, the “Community Impact Calculator,” providing Washington communities and trust … more
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The Snohomish County Superior Courthouse, in Everett, Wash., photographed January 2, 2025. The courthouse is where Gina Bloom initially lost custody of her kids in 2021 and where she's been fighting against corruption among guardian ad litem (GAL) appointees, attorneys and judges in family court.
Parents, Advocates Say Guardians Ad Litem Need More Guardrails. These Washington Reforms Could Help
In hundreds of custody disputes across Washington each year, judges appoint neutral court investigators to look into how parents’ issues like substance use, domestic violence and mental health … more
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Washington Sheriffs' group and candidate challenge "anti-democratic" sheriff law with lawsuits
Another lawsuit has been filed over the controversial new law that allows the Criminal Justice Training Commission to decertify a sitting sheriff and set new requirements for sheriff candidates. … more
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2012 FILE PHOTO — Rob McKenna looks out the window of the RV he was criss-crossing the state in the week before the gubernatorial election prior to making a stop at the Lewis County Republican headquarters in Centralia.
Constitutional heavyweights challenge legality of Washington’s new income tax
Former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna, Citizen Action Defense Fund (CADF) and former Supreme Court Justice and State Senator Phil Talmadge today filed a lawsuit in Klickitat County … more
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State Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, smiles at House Speaker Laurie Jinkins during a Legislative Media Day at the Washington state Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 19, in Olympia.
Court battle ignites over Washington’s new income tax
Opponents of Washington’s new income tax on high earners filed a lawsuit Thursday, arguing the controversial law is unconstitutional and in conflict with nearly a century of state Supreme Court … more
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The Seattle skyline is seen with the Space Needle and a ferris wheel near the waterfront.
City city council approves $490 million library tax
Seattle City Council members say the city’s aging library system is desperately in need of more money, voting Wednesday to add nearly $70 million to the mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed $410 million … more
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A corrections officer secures handcuffs on an inmate in an orange uniform.
Yakima approves six-month moratorium on facilities for sexually violent predators
The Yakima City Council passed a six-month moratorium on halfway houses and secure transition facilities Tuesday as the state considers where to place sexually violent predators.​ Washington … more
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The Yakima River flows south of Roza. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Bureau of Land Management)
‘Our new normal’: Washington state confronts another year of drought
Washington’s Department of Ecology announced a statewide drought emergency Wednesday, marking the fourth consecutive year that part or all of the state has been in a drought.  “We … more
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Boxes of allegedly unreported pollock roe harvested by the catcher-processor vessel Northern Edge are stacked together. The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche seized approximately 5.4 metric tons of allegedly unreported pollock roe from the catcher-processor vessel. The Coast Guard crew boarded the Northern Eagle on March 26, 2026, about 17 miles north of Dutch Harbor and stayed with vessel as it sailed to that Aleutian Island port. In all, 11,524 boxes of pollock roe were offloaded, which was 241 boxes more than what had been declared in the vessel’s production report, according to the Coast Guard. (Photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard)
Washington-based company accused of fishing violations in Alaska’s Bering Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard said it has seized 5.4 metric tons of allegedly unreported pollock roe and discovered several significant fishing violations aboard one of the biggest factory trawlers operating … more
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