It looks like there will be no state gas tax holiday for Washingtonians despite President Joe Biden’s endorsement of the idea as part of his Wednesday ask that Congress suspend the 18.4 cents …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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6/23/22
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Washington state retailers lost $2.7 billion to organized retail crime in 2021, prompting Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson to assemble a retail crime theft task force.
The task force …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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6/23/22
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Following similar trends nationwide, COVID-19 case rates are rising in Washington.
The statewide average of cases over the past seven days is 228 per 100,000 people, keeping Washington in …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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5/23/22
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As the pandemic erased jobs and suddenly left thousands of people without employer-sponsored health insurance coverage, many enrolled in the government's Medicaid program.
Today, as the job market …
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Arielle Dreher / The Spokesman-Review
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5/11/22
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Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed the final round of razor clam digging can proceed as planned from April 29 to May 7 to wrap up a memorable …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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4/26/22
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SEATTLE — It is the beginning of a "new day" in fighting climate change, President Joe Biden said on Friday, April 22 at an Earth Day event in Seattle.
Biden's two-day West Coast tour neared …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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4/25/22
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Washington State Parks is looking for parks hosts. Hosts volunteer at least 28 hours a week helping park aides, answering questions, explaining park rules and performing groundskeeping tasks, …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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4/25/22
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The Washington State Board of Health has voted to not require COVID-19 vaccines for children to attend schools and day cares.
Earlier this year, the technical advisory group, made up of …
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By Arielle Dreher / The Spokesman-Review
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4/19/22
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SHELTON, Wash. — Bill Dewey walked through the Taylor Shellfish oyster FLUPSY — a floating upweller system used to grow shellfish in open water — in Oakland Bay on Tuesday …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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4/11/22
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OLYMPIA — After the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the healthcare worker shortage in Washington, the Legislature this session approved funding for a host of proposals to attract new medical …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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4/10/22
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A state carnivore research scientist will present information on the ecology and behavior of cougars in the Pacific Northwest's increasingly urban landscape at the April 13 online Zoom meeting of the …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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4/5/22
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed a $64.1 billion supplemental budget that will make new investments in K-12 schools, programs designed to reduce poverty and homelessness, behavioral …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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4/1/22
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OLYMPIA — Washington must develop a state student loan program for residents under a bill signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday.
The new law requires the Washington Student Achievement …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/31/22
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Spring has sprung and with its return, so have ticks.
In Northern America, when temperatures begin to warm, ticks begin to stretch their legs around the outdoors. Since ticks can carry illnesses, …
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By Brandon Hansen / For the Nisqually Valley News
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3/29/22
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WASHINGTON — Hundreds of Ukrainian children already in the process of being adopted by American families are caught in limbo amid Russia's invasion of their home country, according to members …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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3/28/22
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OLYMPIA — New funding for transportation over the next 16 years means new transit, bicycle and pedestrian projects, maintenance of roads and electrifying the ferry fleet in Washington.
At a …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/28/22
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OLYMPIA — Making, selling or distributing firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition is now illegal in Washington.
Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a package of bills …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/24/22
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K-12 schools have more guidance on how to conduct active-shooter lockdown drills with a new bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee.
The bill prohibits schools from conducting drills involving …
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Brooklynn Hillemann / Washington State Journal
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3/22/22
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OLYMPIA — Discover Pass free days will soon be extended to all state recreational sites and lands.
Gov. Jay Inslee on March 17 signed a bill that will extend where Discover Pass holders can …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/22/22
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People with mental health problems and juveniles can be detained or restrained by law enforcement, according to new legislation on the use of force.
The new law, House Bill 1735, passed the …
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By Juan Morfin / Washington State Journal
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3/15/22
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