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WA repurposes a Days Inn in Lacey for those living along highways
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and other elected officials Wednesday celebrated the opening of a former hotel in Lacey that has
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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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Washington Department of Corrections to close one of 12 prisons
Steep drops in the incarcerated population prompted the shutdown of Clark County’s Larch Corrections Center.
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WA’s new capital gains tax brings in millions more than expected
The latest state revenue forecast brings good news for the current two-year budget cycle, and for the next one as well.
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Sen. Kevin Van De Wege to run for Washington Lands Commissioner
Washington state Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Port Angeles, announced a bid Wednesday for Public Lands Commissioner in 2024. A
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How WA cities’ lobbying muscle shapes housing, public records bills
Lobbyists for the Association of Washington Cities flex the group’s influence in Olympia — including the ability to draft policy themselves.