President Donald Trump said Saturday morning he will send troops to Portland, attempting an unprecedented use of U.S. military forces within the country. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/27/r...

The price to visit state parks in Washington will rise on Oct. 1, with a $15 hike to the annual cost of a Discover Pass. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/disco...

Washington’s public lands commissioner is asking the Legislature for roughly $100 million more to prevent and fight wildfires. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/26/w...

An Arizona Republican state lawmaker this week called for the execution of a Democratic congresswoman from Washington state because she urged people upset with President Donald Trump to protest in the streets. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/25/a...

Attorneys for a dozen U.S. House Democrats on Thursday pushed for a federal judge to force the Trump administration to comply with a law that allows for unannounced oversight visits at Department of Homeland Security facilities that detain immigrants. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/25/r...

The White House has sent guidance to departments and agencies, telling them that if a shutdown begins Wednesday, they’re expected to institute mass firings and layoffs. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/25/r...

Medicare enrollees in Washington may soon need to get additional approval before undergoing some medical procedures, under a controversial new program the federal government will test in a half-dozen states. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/25/a...

Washington’s governor and attorney general are both criticizing a federal proposal to lift restrictions on construction, logging, and mining on millions of acres of federal forestland. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/24/w...

What Washington is losing with the demise of Crosscut: As a nearly two-decade venture in nonprofit news comes undone, it underscores the precariousness of public service journalism. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/24/l...

A wildland firefighter who was arrested by immigration agents while fighting a wildfire in Washington state has been released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his attorneys said Wednesday. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/24/r...

A Washington agency that manages the state’s lawsuit payouts is seeking a one-time infusion of nearly $570 million to address skyrocketing liability costs. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/24/w...

Projected tax collections in Washington continue to fall, with declines totaling more than $500 million since the governor signed off on billions of dollars in tax increases earlier this year to help balance the budget. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/23/a...

Washington’s secretary of state on Tuesday denied the Trump administration’s request for personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls, saying to hand over the data would violate state and federal law. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/23/w...

Washington’s most competitive legislative contest this fall is shaping up as a referendum on how to change the direction that majority Democrats in the Legislature are steering the state. #waleg #waelex washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/23/i...

A proclamation signed by President Donald Trump last week seeking to restrict entry of non-immigrant workers to the U.S. and apply a $100,000 fee to H-1B visa applications created confusion and concern within the tech industry over the weekend. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/22/r...

A year after her unsuccessful bid for Congress, former Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has accepted a job as the president and CEO of a forest conservation nonprofit. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/22/f...

The torturously slow pace and increasingly expensive price to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River have some Oregon and Washington lawmakers growing uneasy and frustrated. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/22/i...

The U.S. Senate deadlocked Friday over how to fund the government past a deadline at the end of September, escalating the odds of a shutdown and heightening tensions on Capitol Hill. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/19/r...

Security at the Washington state Capitol campus in Olympia has been stretched thin by recent budget cuts. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/cuts-...

The federal government will begin turning some of its worst radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear site into glass by an Oct. 15 legal deadline. This follows uncertainty over whether the Trump administration was trying to change course at the site. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/18/t...

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 access that lawmakers cut in Washington’s new state budget. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/18/w...

For the second time in two years, a youth-led lawsuit challenging the government’s role in climate change is seeing the inside of a Montana courtroom — this time with more plaintiffs and Democratic political consultant John Podesta as a key witness. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/17/r...

Washington's Department of Children, Youth, and Families is seeking $8 million in funding to acquire a new juvenile detention facility in Pierce County to help reduce overcrowding in the state's youth prison system. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/plan-...

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 inoculations. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/17/w...

Washington’s Department of Health stands ready to inspect the state’s only immigrant detention center after a court ruling last month. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/16/w...

Washington's legal system has “widespread physical, programmatic, and cultural barriers" that hinder in-person and virtual court engagement among people with disabilities, according to a new report. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/15/t...

The federal permit that allows Northwest states and some Native nations to trap and kill salmon-eating sea lions in the Columbia River was reapproved late last week. (via @columbian.com) washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/15/f...

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. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/15/w...

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. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/15/c...

The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/13/r...

Strikes end at two southwest Washington school districts. But workers at another district have voted to authorize a strike. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/12/s...

Top U.S. House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries traveled here Friday to decry rising health insurance costs he says are driven by recent actions from congressional Republicans and the Trump administration. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/12/i...

As feds talk of changing course on Hanford nuclear cleanup, Washington state officials grow heated: It’s unclear if the Trump administration intends to follow through with plans to turn millions of gallons of radioactive waste at the site into glass. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/12/a...

A former Washington state worker who admitted to embezzling nearly $900,000 in taxpayer funding to finance his gambling addiction was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison. He'll also have to repay the money, along with unpaid taxes. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/12/f...

Northwest states, tribes and environmental groups will resume suing the federal government over its hydroelectric dam operations in the Columbia River Basin that have harmed endangered native fish species. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/11/l...

Standardized test scores for Washington public school students improved slightly this year, according to data the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction released Wednesday. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/11/w...

Thousands of Washington Army National Guard members did not take part in last weekend’s drill, a money-saving move that appears precipitated in part by the Trump administration clawing back funds to pay for the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/10/t...

A Spokane jury has ordered Washington state to pay $42 million to a woman the state failed to protect from years of childhood sexual abuse. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/10/w...

Washington tribal leaders and environmental advocates are speaking out against the Trump administration’s plan to repeal protections for 2 million acres of national forests in the state. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/10/b...

Washington state is preparing to destroy much of its abortion pill stockpile as 30,000 doses are set to expire at the end of January. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/09/w...

There's growing interest in states around the U.S. in regulating proposition bets, commonly called prop bets, a form of sports betting that is popular with fans but worrisome for sports leagues and state officials nationwide. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/09/r...

Let’s Go Washington has begun gathering signatures for two new initiatives to the state Legislature. One is focused on parental rights, the other seeks to block transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/08/n...

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $137 million contract for the first phase of a project intended to allow its Seattle base to host two new icebreaker vessels. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/coast...

A ballot measure that would let the state make stock market investments with payroll taxes collected for Washington’s new long-term care program is a “no-brainer,” supporters said Friday.

The Washington State Department of Health has issued a standing order for the COVID-19 vaccine, making it easier for Washington residents to get vaccinated. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washi...

Wildland fire veterans are seething at a claim made by federal officials that two crews raided by immigration agents at the scene of a wildfire in Washington state were “NOT firefighters.”

A billion-dollar, taxpayer-funded enterprise to kickstart a clean hydrogen industry in the Pacific Northwest took another hit due to energy companies getting cold feet.

Washington’s grocery prices could grow more than 16% if President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs are allowed to continue, predicts a new state report released Thursday.

The fate of a voter-approved measure to slow Washington’s shift from natural gas toward technology like electric heat pumps will be decided by the state Supreme Court. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-su...

The former head of Washington’s beleaguered juvenile detention system alleges she was fired in retaliation for repeatedly warning of the dangers of overcrowding in the state’s youth prisons. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/04/e...