Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Stories
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New map tracks measles exposures across Washington
Afraid you may have been exposed to measles? Washington’s Department of Health is launching an online tracker showing locations where people with the disease visited.
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Sticker shock: WA health insurance buyers confront steep price hikes
The roughly 300,000 Washingtonians who buy health insurance through the state’s online marketplace are set for a rude awakening as they begin shopping for plans.
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Washington AG pushing new law to protect workers from immigration raids
Washington’s Democratic attorney general is looking at a new way to shield the state’s immigrant workers amid the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda.
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Washington’s paid leave program heads toward a fiscal cliff
Washington’s innovative paid family and medical leave program could be hundreds of millions of dollars in the red within a few years, unless the Legislature acts.
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Washington’s minimum wage to top $17 in 2026
Washington state’s minimum wage will surpass $17 per hour in 2026.
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New sales tax on services in Washington takes effect Wednesday
A slate of other tax and fee hikes also kicks in Oct. 1, including on major financial institutions and to fund transportation.
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WA lawmakers faced with $570M decision on surging lawsuit payouts
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.
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WA will replace Planned Parenthood’s lost Medicaid funding with state dollars
Washington state will backfill lost Medicaid dollars for Planned Parenthood after a court ruling last week.
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Former WA state worker sentenced for nearly $900,000 embezzlement
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.
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New WA initiatives seek to undo rewrite of parental rights law, block trans girls in sports
The conservative political group that has been trying to bolster parental rights in Washington schools will try again.