7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1489+ words) The Washington state Capitol on Feb. 6. More than 200 new Washington state laws take effect Thursday. Among them are tax increases, enhancements to the state's Voting Rights Act and guidance for retailers on the penny phase-out. Thursday marks 90 days since the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (973+ words) A foggy morning at Calispell Meadows on the Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. The U. S. Forest Service research labs in Seattle and Wenatchee are targeted for closure, part of a broader restructuring of the agency that is housed in the…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1499+ words) For years, timber has helped fund Washington's schools. But many question whether it's time to seek new revenue sources rather than tie land management to education funding. Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1015+ words) The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in Olympia." New discipline guidelines for public school students will go into effect across Washington state next month. While educators say the changes are necessary to address disruptive post-pandemic classroom behavior, the policies…...