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WA lawmakers consider cutting red tape on tiny-home construction
Sen. Joe Nguyen's bill would exempt some homeless shelters from review under the State Environmental Policy Act.
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Residents push to improve 'desolate' Mount Baker transit station
In the wake of shootings and break-ins, community members hope an investment in arts brings back foot traffic to improve safety.
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Washington is shipping more disabled students out of state
Disability advocates accuse state lawmakers of shortchanging special education, splitting up families and costing taxpayers millions.
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Adding pot shops to improve social equity hits snag in WA Legislature
To help more people of color enter the legal pot industry, some want the state to allow more cannabis stores to open. But in Olympia, the plan is a tough sell.
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WA officials want to end fees charged to parents for kids' jail time
Hundreds of families owe the state a total of $1.1 million in outstanding detention fees, a practice made legal in WA 45 years ago.