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Breaking down Tuesday's primary results --
KUOW's Austin Jenkins and Angela King discuss the results of Washington's primary election.
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In Washington State, So Far It's State Workers Who Have Felt The Budget Squeeze
During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Washington.
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Appeals court upholds conviction of former WA state auditor, further appeals possible
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected an appeal by former Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley who sought to have his 2017...
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Your guide to Washington’s crowded 2020 statewide races
Washington’s typically sleepy August primary will test the endurance of voters as they navigate a larger-than-usual crop of candidates. The robust...
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A presidential year without a statewide initiative to the people? A first since 1928 in Washington
For the first time since Herbert Hoover won the presidency nearly a century ago, the state of Washington won’t have a statewide initiative to the people on the November ballot in a presidential election year.
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Despite opposition from some WA lawmakers, financial disclosures will go back online
Over the objections of a bipartisan group of nearly two dozen state senators , Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) has decided to stick with...
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'Don’t be a sheep.' A SW Washington sheriff’s response to governor’s mask order
Hours after Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee announced a statewide mandate for people to wear masks in public, a Republican sheriff in southwest Washington appeared to urge open defiance of the order.
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Masks are now required in Washington state as Covid-19 cases rise
After weeks of relying on voluntary compliance, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday afternoon announced an enforceable, statewide requirement that...
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She lost her sister to COVID-19. The death highlights the heightened risk to people with developmental disabilities
At Christmastime last December, Sharon Gowdey was a healthy 56-year-old woman with Down syndrome. A video from a holiday party shows her in a Santa hat...
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Inslee orders furloughs, cancels some pay raises as forecast shows $9B drop in revenues
In a move not seen since the Great Recession , Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday canceled pay raises for some state employees and ordered...