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Stories
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Road repairs to restore access to Mount St. Helens observatory
For three years, a key connection for visitors to Mount St. Helens has been closed due to a landslide. That is expected to soon change.
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New Washington sheriff standards law faces another lawsuit
Washington’s new law that seeks to hold sheriffs to higher standards and paves the way for their removal from office is the target of a second lawsuit.
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Work underway to create new WA housing agency
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Despite court ruling, Washington still blocked from inspecting immigrant detention center
Washington state health inspectors have been trying for months to enter the Tacoma immigrant detention center amid longstanding concerns about the conditions there. A federal appeals court ruling last summer paved the way for them to get in, but the private facility’s operator is still denying access, state officials say.
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Months later, DOJ lawsuit to obtain Washington voter rolls can move forward
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Ferguson signs controversial law tightening standards for Washington sheriffs
Supporters expect a lawsuit over the measure, which sets a path to remove problematic sheriffs from office. Opponents believe it’s overruling the will of voters.
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Washington adds safeguards for Flock cameras
But the new law’s once-chief supporter now has some misgivings about it.
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Feds launch probe into Washington program to redress housing discrimination
Washington’s program offering no-interest home loans to residents harmed by historical discrimination has landed in the Trump administration’s crosshairs.
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Gov. Ferguson to meet with NBA commissioner as hopes rise for Sonics’ Seattle return
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Thursday previewed an upcoming meeting with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ahead of a planned vote on league expansion that could bring men’s professional basketball back to Seattle.
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New law seeks to help clear up Washington’s DUI testing backlog
Thousands of cases have piled up in Washington as they await state testing to confirm if a driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.