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Feds fly 110 detained migrants to Washington state, advocacy group says

Observers said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight arrived over the weekend with dozens of people sent to a detention center in Tacoma. More...

Washington AG sues over Trump’s birthright citizenship order

By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard Washington’s attorney general, along with three other states, sued the Trump administration Tuesday, Jan. 21 over the president’s...

Washington lawmakers begin push to ban flavored vapes

Democratic lawmakers in Washington are pushing this year to ban flavored tobacco products, with the support of the state schools chief. State Rep. Kristine Reeves,...

New Washington state laws taking effect in Jan. 2025

New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs to people possibly exposed to HIV. These...

How one WA county upped security ahead of the election

Missing mailed ballots. Cybersecurity threats. Fentanyl in ballot envelopes. Ballot drop box fires. Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall is prepared for all of it. In...

Fewer Washington residents have delinquent debt than national average

About 14% of Washington residents carry delinquent debt, lower than the national average of 22%, according to a recent analysis by the Urban Institute. Among...

WA lands commissioner debate: Herrera Beutler and Upthegrove square off

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democrat Dave Upthegrove faced off Sept. 18 in Spokane in a debate that highlighted the candidates’ different views on land...

Ferguson and Reichert clash on crime, abortion and Trump in first debate

Washington gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert clashed over public safety, abortion rights, and Donald Trump throughout an acrimonious hour-long debate Tuesday, Sept. 10....

Ferguson and Reichert move toward Nov. showdown in governor’s race

Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert will battle to be Washington’s next governor in November after storming to the front of the 28-person field...

Attack websites seep into WA election battles

Bob Ferguson, Semi Bird, Jim Henderson and Brian Heywood have something in common this election season in Washington. Their political opponents have built websites to...

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