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WA senators just released more previously redacted records
Leaders said they didn’t have more hidden information, but memos show blacked-out emails to cannabis lobbyists and texts with redacted bill names.
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Joseph O’Sullivan is Crosscut’s former state politics reporter. Before joining Crosscut in 2022, O’Sullivan spent nearly eight years as Olympia bureau reporter for The Seattle Times. Before that, he c
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Cascade Behavioral Health’s parent company closed the 137-bed facility last month. Now the state hopes the acquisition will expand treatment options.
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Judge tells Washington to redraw Central WA legislative district
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the state of Washington to redraw one of its legislative district boundaries after finding
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Ethics board fines WA Sen. Dhingra after abortion news conference
The Washington Legislative Ethics Board has fined state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, $250 for using public resources at a speaking
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WA governor candidate Semi Bird set for school board recall vote
The military veteran and Republican from Richland said he'll continue his gubernatorial campaign regardless of the result.