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Plan to provide free lunch for all Washington students is falling out of favor amid budget shortfall
A plan backed by Gov. Bob Ferguson to provide free meals to all school children appears to be fading as many lawmakers say they favor boosting other education needs instead.
The Senate Education …
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Mitchell Roland and Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/25/25
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Every year, lawmakers in Washington introduce hundreds of pieces of legislation and, well, many of them end up just being ideas. They never gain traction. And some take several sessions to pass.
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Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/25/25
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When it comes to creating parenting plans in contentious custody cases, judges, lawyers and advocates in Washington agree on one thing: State law is confusing.
The law provides no clear …
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Kelsey Turner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/25/25
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A 15-year-old boy who died after a “mortar-type firework” went off near his body in Pierce County has been identified.
Benjamin Christensen of Graham died Feb. 17 from blunt-force …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/25/25
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Truckloads of materials — aluminum cans, cardboard, old newspaper — are carted into Pioneer Recycling Services’ facility in Tacoma. These items are sorted with the help of workers …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/25/25
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Nurses on strike at all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon approved new labor contracts in a vote tallied Monday, clearing the way for their return to work.
The result means that most striking …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/25/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police Officer Chris Dean observed several late-night crabbers on Float 20 in Westport and went down for a compliance check over the weekend.
After …
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By The Daily World
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2/25/25
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The Building Industry Association of Washington has refiled its lawsuit against the Washington State Building Code Council over delays in updating the state’s energy code to align with …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/25/25
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Members of Washington’s trucking industry warned the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee that the state’s alignment with California’s emission standards will …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/24/25
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Several people showed up at a Monday public hearing before the Senate Ways & Means Committee to offer their support for a bill that would amend the state constitution to allow for simple …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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2/24/25
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Maryland on Monday partly granted a request from Quakers and other religious groups to limit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s authority to …
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By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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2/24/25
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Two facilities for incarcerated people transitioning out of prison are on the chopping block as Washington lawmakers look for ways to close the state’s multibillion-dollar budget shortfall.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/24/25
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Tesla will remain the only electric vehicle manufacturer allowed to sell directly to customers in Washington.
That’s because legislation that would have put firms like Rivian and Lucid on …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/24/25
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A 32-year-old Renton resident was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 13 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking ring connected to Aryan prison gangs.
Shawn Ellis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/24/25
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A handgun was recovered Friday morning near Mountain View Elementary School, Lacey police say.
A student found the weapon outside the fenced area of the school playground, and then the gun was …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/24/25
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A 34-year-old man was arrested last week on suspicion of multiple counts of domestic violence after he assaulted his girlfriend, according to Lacey police.
Court records show the man and woman …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/24/25
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A lab at the University of Washington could be disbanded halfway through its five-year project because it has not received federal funding for which it already has been approved.
Michael Gerner …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/24/25
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The sea of yellow and blue marched Sunday into the mural amphitheater under the Space Needle, chanting, "Enough, enough! Support Ukraine!"
At least 500 people gathered Sunday afternoon in …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/24/25
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A lawmaker who grew up on Bainbridge Island and now represents northern Kitsap County in the state House thinks he has a solution for the state's troubled ferry system.
Smaller, passenger-only …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/24/25
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A 15-year-old boy suspected of telling someone to shoot a Tacoma man last week has been charged with murder.
Prosecutors charged the teenager with first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/24/25
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