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Reykdal to run for 3rd term as Washington OSPI leader
Washington schools chief Chris Reykdal on Monday announced his intent to run next year for a third term to run
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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 state Sen. Mark Mullet announces bid for governor
The moderate Democrat from Issaquah joins Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz in seeking the open seat.
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With Inslee out, candidates are lining up for Washington governor
Among those exploring bids for the 2024 election are Bob Ferguson, Hilary Franz, Raul Garcia and Semi Bird.
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Washington lawmakers make drug possession a gross misdemeanor
The Legislature needed an extra day to pass the new law after failing to come to an agreement at the end of the 2023 regular session.
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WA lawmakers’ ‘year of housing’ could ease the affordability crisis
The Legislature passed 10 laws and put $1 billion toward one of Washington’s most pressing problems: a statewide lack of accessible shelter.