March 27, 2024, 8:17am Latest News
Washington has passed legislation intended to safeguard its public libraries, after a small city in the southeastern corner of the state nearly became the first community in the nation to shutter its library over the book battles that have engulfed schools, libraries, cities and states across the country. Read story
March 25, 2024, 6:05am Editor's Choice Free
Democratic state lawmakers used this year’s legislative session to bolster Washington’s bonafides in reducing the threat of and harm from gun violence in communities. Read story
March 25, 2024, 6:00am Latest News Free
When Daniel Lugo left extended foster care and graduated college, he lost financial support from the state and entered homelessness. Like many college graduates, he didn’t have a job lined up. For Lugo, that meant he was applying for jobs while living in his car. Read story
March 24, 2024, 6:05am Latest News
In the days after a story about challenges brewing at Why Not You Academy charter school, in Des Moines, readers sent many questions to Education Lab. In the story, dozens of former staff members had come forward to demand accountability for what they say was a harmful workplace and educational… Read story
March 23, 2024, 11:34am Latest News
Public schools in Washington will be required to teach students about the contributions and history of LGBTQ+ people under a new law signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday. Read story
March 21, 2024, 7:37am Latest News
Gov. Jay Inslee signed Sen. Brad Hawkins' bill to expand the Running Start program on Monday. Read story
March 21, 2024, 6:07am Business
The city of Vancouver is moving toward implementing state-required rules that would permit duplexes, fourplexes and even some sixplexes in any neighborhood, even those zoned for single-family residences. Read story
March 20, 2024, 7:25pm Business Subscriber Exclusive
Southwest Washington lawmakers gathered Wednesday morning at the Hilton Vancouver Washington to discuss the recent legislative session and its implications for the business community. Read story
March 20, 2024, 3:25pm Health
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a multimillion-dollar measure to send state money to tribes and Indigenous people in the state who die from opioid overdoses at disproportionately high rates in Washington. Read story
March 20, 2024, 7:54am Courts & Crime Free
Police accountability advocates saw nearly every major police reform bill introduced in the Legislature lapse this year. Read story
