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Anticipation grows over Inslee’s pending plan to fund schools
Officially, Gov. Jay Inslee’s second term doesn’t get underway for another month.
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Lawsuit over school funding cost taxpayers $165,000
OLYMPIA — A legal battle on the use of local levies by seven school districts, including Everett, is…
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State aims to increase toll lane speed on I-405
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers on Thursday reviewed the performance of the I-405 express toll lanes’ first year of…
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Snohomish County voters rang up some interesting numbers
Voters in Snohomish County, give yourself a hand for a record-breaking performance in the 2016 election.
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State panel wants law changed on police use of deadly force
OLYMPIA — A state law on the use of deadly force by police should be changed to make…
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Planned legislation would unseat Sound Transit directors
OLYMPIA — Lawmakers from Pierce and Snohomish counties will make another run at replacing directors of Sound Transit…
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This election gave so many a darn good reason to be thankful
OLYMPIA — With Thanksgiving upon us, we take a few moments to consider those with reason to be…
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Sales of Discover Pass increasing, funding still short
OLYMPIA — Discover Pass sales are on the rise as residents and tourists grow accustomed to paying a…
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EPA sets stricter water quality standards for state
OLYMPIA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday approved new water quality standards for Washington that combine…
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Evenly divided Legislature inspires hope for moderates
OLYMPIA — Will the Roadkill Caucus be reborn in 2017?
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Trump voters elated but most of Snohomish County followed state
Editor’s note:This story explains how Snohomish County communities voted on key issues in the November general election. It…
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Our state ‘more irrelevant than before’ under Trump presidency
OLYMPIA — Washington residents spent the past year getting to know Donald Trump the candidate.
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Unlike nation, state and local voters deliver mild surprises
ELECTION 2016: RESULTS • STORIES • DATA DASHBOARD
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Legislature: Lovick leads in House race crucial for Dems
ELECTION 2016: RESULTS • STORIES • DATA DASHBOARD
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Nearly 45 percent of Snohomish County ballots returned
ELECTION 2016: RESULTS • STORIES • DATA DASHBOARD
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Presidential race looms large, but lots at stake for state
OLYMPIA — It was a remark worth pinning on an opponent’s bulletin board.
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Senators want to know why ‘offender’ is offensive
OLYMPIA — Five Republican state senators on Friday asked Corrections Secretary Dick Morgan to explain why he wants…
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State Dept. of Corrections finds the term ‘offender’ offensive
OLYMPIA —The state Department of Corrections plans to stop referring to the men and women serving time behind…
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State superintendent candidates have similar philosophies
OLYMPIA — Erin Jones and Chris Reykdal have seen a lot of each other as they compete to…