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WA lawmakers walk back agreement to end child support garnishment
Legislators voted last year to stop intercepting payments meant for low-income families. Now with a budget deficit, they plan collections through 2029.
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New Washington energy chair’s industry ties raise ethics questions
Former energy consultant Kurt Beckett now heads the agency tasked with permitting his ex-clients’ wind and solar plants.
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Trump admin’s $84M clawback could sink Grays Harbor levee plan
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced last week its intention to cancel a disaster relief program that had promised more
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Ferguson budget plan extends child support garnishment
Gov. Bob Ferguson has proposed continuing to intercept the child support payments of low-income families as a way to help
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Hanford subcontractor must pay $1.1M for COVID-19 relief fraud
A Richland contractor and its owner will pay $1.1 million and serve one year of probation after pleading guilty