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For the first time in nearly a decade, Washington’s two largest universities welcomed new presidents within the same year.
Elizabeth Cantwell became the first female president of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/20/25
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a resolution Friday honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination.
The five-page resolution — agreed to 310-58 …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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9/19/25
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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has no intention of complying with a U.S. Department of Justice request for information from the state’s voter registration list.
On Sept. 8, the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/19/25
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In sheer size, Washington state’s Capitol campus is the nation’s largest.
It spans 468 acres, with the Capitol grounds covering 143 of those. Overall, the complex has 30 buildings, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/19/25
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Washington state will backfill lost Medicaid dollars for Planned Parenthood after a court ruling last week.
At the same time, advocates continue to push for restored funding for abortion …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/18/25
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The nation’s four West Coast states on Wednesday recommended that all adults and children concerned about the respiratory illness season can receive the COVID-19 vaccine and other common …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / States Newsroom
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9/17/25
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The first time Denys’s children heard fireworks go off in Spokane, Washington, they were terrified. His kids had grown up about 20 miles from the Russian border, in the Ukrainian city of …
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By Daniel Walters / InvestigateWest
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9/17/25
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At least 17 states have taken steps to ensure broader access to the COVID-19 vaccine since last month, when the federal government significantly restricted eligibility for the shot.
Arizona, …
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By Shalina Chatlani / States Newsroom
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9/17/25
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The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it has sued Oregon and Maine for rejecting demands that the states turn over troves of personal voter information.
The Oregon Secretary of …
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By Julia Shumway / States Newsroom
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9/16/25
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Washington’s Department of Health stands ready to inspect the state’s only immigrant detention center after a court ruling last month.
State inspectors for years have been pushing …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/16/25
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Anti-tax advocate Tim Eyman traveled hundreds of miles to testify in protest on Monday as the Pasco City Council considers imposing new fees and sales taxes without voter approval.
Eyman led …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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9/16/25
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A day after President Donald Trump endorsed the prospect of designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, Washington State Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh says he is convinced, like the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/16/25
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A Skagit County restaurant owner recently pleaded guilty to illegally buying black bear parts from an undercover Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officer during an investigation in late …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/16/25
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Washington’s top K-12 official is asking lawmakers to bankroll a statewide push in 2026 to bring artificial intelligence tools and training into classrooms.
Superintendent of Public …
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By Paul W. Taylor / TVW
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9/16/25
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State Democrat officials continue to push a narrative that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will harm the state’s health care system, while Republicans argue it’s a scaremongering effort to …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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9/15/25
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When G. Helen Whitener arrived in this country at age 16 from Trinidad and Tobago, she did so in a wheelchair.
The right side of Whitener’s body had become paralyzed. She learned it …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/15/25
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Thousands of state government and community college employees in Washington have overwhelmingly ratified a new one-year contract that would secure raises they lost out on in July.
Nearly 5,300 …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/15/25
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When Linda Wadleigh was a forestry major at Utah State University she came upon her first summer job as a firefighter, a role that led to a 30-year career in wildland fire management with the U.S. …
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By Jeniffer Solis / States Newsroom
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9/15/25
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Comcast is suing to block a new Washington law imposing sales tax on advertising services, imperiling a financial linchpin lawmakers relied on to balance the state’s budget.
The cable …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/15/25
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For two decades, embattled consumers knew having investigative journalist Jesse Jones on their side could very likely make things right for them.
Now, Gov. Bob Ferguson is counting on Jones to …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/15/25
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