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Using public land to fund child care? WA lawmakers are considering it

(Marty Cozart/ Washington State Department of Natural Resources)

January 29, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

For many Washington families, child care is not only expensive, it’s hard to find. Read story

FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023.

WA bill tries to make ticket-buying more transparent

FILE - Taylor Swift performs at the Monumental stadium during her Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 9, 2023.

January 28, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment

If you’ve been to a concert or sports game in the last few years, you may have experienced one of the following scenarios. Read story

A Clark County Sheriff's deputy leads a suspected drunken driver into WSP's mobile Impaired Driving Unit.

As death toll rises, Washington lawmakers look to lower legal limit for driving drunk

A Clark County Sheriff's deputy leads a suspected drunken driver into WSP's mobile Impaired Driving Unit.

January 26, 2024, 2:10pm Courts & Crime Free

Efforts to lower the legal limit for driving drunk in Washington are revving up as deadly crashes involving alcohol-impaired motorists rose again in the state in 2023. Read story

The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

Bill would provide alternatives to defendants with mental health crises

The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

January 26, 2024, 1:41pm Health

A Seattle lawmaker is proposing to let judges send defendants accused of some lower-level crimes to alternatives, such as mental health or substance use treatment, instead of jail. Read story

State Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, from the 49th Legislative District, uses the time between committee meetings to talk with constituents, lobbyists and fellow lawmakers in her Olympia office Tuesday.

Sen. Cleveland takes the reins as health panel chair, juggling meetings and legislation

State Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, from the 49th Legislative District, uses the time between committee meetings to talk with constituents, lobbyists and fellow lawmakers in her Olympia office Tuesday.

January 25, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

For state Sen. Annette Cleveland, a typical day in session is a bit like playing Frogger — a mad dash across the hallway to get from one meeting to another, all while avoiding speeding lobbyists and lawmakers trying to get her attention. Her days often begin at 7 a.m. and… Read story

A gray wolf.

Washington’s wolf-killing policy gets fresh attention in Olympia

A gray wolf.

January 24, 2024, 7:41am Latest News Free

Ranchers have long argued that Washington laws should give them more flexibility and authority to kill wolves that threaten or attack livestock on their property. Read story

The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

Proposed law would make hundreds of Washington prisoners eligible for resentencing if they are serving time for juvenile records

The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

January 24, 2024, 7:35am Latest News

Between 800 and 1,500 Washington residents are sitting behind bars, serving extra time for their juvenile records — offenses state law says should not add additional time onto sentences for crimes committed as adults. Read story

Washington Legislature considers funding more dual-language programs in schools

January 23, 2024, 7:58pm Latest News

Washington schools could get multi-lingual if the Legislature passes a bill heard in a House of Representatives committee Monday. Read story

Washington State Capitol Legislative Building (iStock.com)

Effort to place Washington’s capital gains tax on November ballot advances

Washington State Capitol Legislative Building (iStock.com)

January 23, 2024, 5:20pm Latest News

Washington voters could weigh in on the state’s new capital gains tax this November, after an effort to repeal it advanced Tuesday. Read story

Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Bow, speaks on March 31, 2022, before Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill sponsored by Lekanoff that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. A new law in Washington state establishes a cold case unit to investigate unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people. House Bill 1177 was recommended by a state task force, passed unanimously in the Legislature and was signed last week by Gov. Inslee. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Tribal leaders urge WA for help to fight fentanyl crisis

Rep. Debra Lekanoff, D-Bow, speaks on March 31, 2022, before Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill sponsored by Lekanoff that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people — particularly women, in Quil Ceda Village, near Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. A new law in Washington state establishes a cold case unit to investigate unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people. House Bill 1177 was recommended by a state task force, passed unanimously in the Legislature and was signed last week by Gov. Inslee. (AP Photo/Ted S.

January 23, 2024, 7:59am Latest News

Tribal leaders and state lawmakers on Monday urged a joint approach to tackle the fentanyl crisis and sought more funding to help tribes provide a spectrum of treatment for substance use disorder. Read story