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Voters decided this month to allow payroll taxes collected for Washington’s new long-term care program to be invested in the stock market. But they will have to wait a while for the decision to begin paying dividends. Nearly 58% of voters approved Senate Joint Resolution 8201 amending the state constitution to end restrictions on the […]

Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump administration is looking to block such policies. The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now says federal law preempts laws like Washington’s. The federal agency’s position is a reversal from the Biden era. Backers of Senate […]

Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.

Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.

This story was first published by InvestigateWest. For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and jailed than white kids.  The state’s courts and Washington Department of Youth and Families have acknowledged the justice system continues to hold back Native American youth, […]

This article was first published by Cascadia Daily News. GLACIER — For going on three decades, Patricia “Patty” Davis was a fixture in the Glacier post office. Her son said she always had music playing as she worked and used to bring her black dog, Bear, with her behind the counter. “She was just a pillar […]

The BBC looks into whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help people who struggle when clothes are oddly sized.

SEATTLE — Democratic state Sen. Noel Frame traces her interest in tax policy to her time as a teenager in the 1990s, concerned about scarce funding for her school district in Battle Ground, Washington. “There was something there about taxes that I needed to figure out,” she recalled to a room packed with progressives here […]

The annual instalment of the massive series faces new challenges from competitor Battlefield 6.

A hospice offers a free programme for those with life-limiting or serious progressive illnesses.

A hospice offers a free programme for those with life-limiting or serious progressive illnesses.

The city of Spokane swung further left in the Nov. 4 election, with progressives capitalizing on apparent dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to sweep three City Council races. This gives progressives a 6-1 advantage on the council, whose seats are officially non-partisan. It will also further cement Spokane’s status as an oasis of blue in […]