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Washington’s attorney general is seeking to reduce public record backlogs as concerns grow over transparency and agencies strain from surging requests. Attorney General Nick Brown has proposed new advice for locales on how to interpret state public records law, with a focus on providing records faster. The rules Brown is proposing don’t change the state’s […]

The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.

The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.

This article was first published by TVW. After a quarter century on the bench, Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu is ready to slow down — to “sip coffee rather than gulp it,” as she puts it. The longtime jurist will retire at the end of this year, closing a trailblazing career. From the King County […]

You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?

You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?

In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.

In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.

Deaths and near-fatalities among children in Washington’s child welfare system have slowed, but are still expected to hit a record level in 2025. Through the first nine months of the year, Washington saw 15 deaths and 30 near-deaths among these children, many of them infants and toddlers, according to state data shared Friday. There were […]

Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.

Watson co-discover the double-helix structure of DNA, but his reputation was later damaged by his comments on race and sex.

Eight Democratic state lawmakers in Washington retained their seats in this week’s election, with a ninth on the cusp of winning. State Rep. Edwin Obras inched closer to success Friday in the tightest House contest. Sen. Deb Krishnadasan declared victory a day earlier in the year’s most expensive duel among a stack of special elections […]