Austin Jenkins
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Politics
Hotel stays, out-of-state placements put pressure on lawmakers to increase foster care funding
In the woods near Olympia’s Capitol Forest, there’s a brown two-story house with unpainted plywood walls in the entryway that tell a story.
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Politics
Inslee scores first million-dollar ad buy of 2020 presidential election
Money and TV ads are following Washington Governor Jay Inslee on the campaign trail in Iowa.
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Politics
Can Jay Inslee talk a good game on the presidential trail?
It can be tough being governor in the upper left corner of the country. Reporter Austin Jenkins says Gov. Jay Inslee has a signature issue, along with some big hurdles in running for president.
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Politics
He's in. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president
Inslee’s officially in the running for 2020. He’s calling his campaign effort “"America's Climate Mission."
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Health
As brain injury patients struggle to find basic services, families look to Olympia for help
More than a decade ago, Washington state legislators added a $2 fee to most traffic tickets in an effort to improve services for the estimated 145,000 Washingtonians who suffer from TBI. But experts who advise the legislature say it's not nearly enough.
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As brain injury patients struggle to find basic services, families look to Olympia for help
In January 2010, Brandon Bielen was riding his motorcycle on Highway 9 in Skagit County when he collided with a car that pulled out in front of him....
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Politics
Tim Eyman films himself trying to return the chair he allegedly stole
First, he was caught on store surveillance allegedly stealing a $70 office chair. Now Washington anti-tax activist Tim Eyman has produced his own video....
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Politics
In fiery speech, state lawmaker calls for eastern Washington to secede and form its own state
A Washington state lawmaker says it’s time for eastern Washington to break away and become a 51st state called Liberty in order to protect gun rights...
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'Hey guys, how you doin'?' How Washington's folksy governor introduces his national ambition
As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee inches closer to a likely run for president, he's starting to sound more and more like a candidate on the stump than a two...
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Politics
Former state Senator violated harassment policy, report finds
Former Washington state Sen. Kevin Ranker, an Orcas Island Democrat, violated Senate harassment policy in his treatment of a female subordinate during...