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Gov. Inslee delays implementation of plastic bag law

The ban will be on hold at least through January because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Judge won’t speed bail hearings at Tacoma immigration lockup

Attorneys asked for an expedited process for those who are especially at risk from COVID-19.

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4 indicted in racist beating case at Lynnwood bar in 2018

Federal authorities announced the charges Friday against men from around the Pacific Northwest.

This photo shows a sign at the headquarters for Washington state's Employment Security Department Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington state's rush to get unemployment benefits to residents who lost jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak left it vulnerable to criminals who made off with hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent claims. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Audit: Inadequate control enabled state unemployment scam

The “known and suspected” fraud loss was about $600 million, with several hundred million of that recovered.

Initiative promoter Tim Eyman holds a T-shirt from long-running campaign for $30 car tabs as he waits to talk to reporters, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down Eyman's Initiative 976, a measure that would have steeply discounted the price of car registrations at $30 while gutting transportation budgets across Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Eyman: I may never qualify another ballot measure again

The anti-tax activist, accused of campaign violations, testified one last time in his bench trial.

FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo, an employee walks near an entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. As coronavirus cases top 200 in Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital, officials are implementing new procedures to try to get it under control. Making matters worse, the economic downturn that resulted from the pandemic, and the loss of revenues needed to run state government, is forcing the Department of Health and Human Services to make budget cuts, including layoffs at Western State Hospital. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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COVID-19 cases top 200 at Western State Hospital amid layoffs

At least 158 workers have been infected. At least 64 patients have tested positive and one has died.

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo people walk by a Google sign on the company's campus in Mountain View, Calif. A group of 38 states filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, alleging that the search giant has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers and advertisers. The lawsuit, announced by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. by states represented by bipartisan attorneys general. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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Dozens of states, including ours, file lawsuit against Google

The giant company is accused of having an illegal monopoly over the online search market.

Many Arlington second and third grade students will be coming back to campus in a hybrid model starting Jan. 19. (Arlington Public Schools)

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Governor urges schools to phase in classroom learning

With many districts doing online-only teaching, it’s a stark departure from the present approach.

The homeless camp is completely encircled with debris and fencing blocking the City of Seattle's sweep of the camp Cal Anderson Park, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Seattle. This is the only entrance to the area within the park. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times via AP)

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Planned sweep of Seattle homeless camp postponed

Residents near Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill complain of crime and filth in the neighborhood.

FILE - In this March 4, 2018 file photo, then-MacKenzie Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. A donation from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to Virginia State University has become the largest single donor gift in the historically Black college’s history. The $30 million donation by Scott was announced Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in a post that detailed the nearly $4.2 billion in gifts given to nonprofit organizations by the philanthropist in 2020. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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MacKenzie Scott says she has given $4.1 billion to charity

She targeted communities that were high in food insecurity, racial inequity and poverty rates.

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Inslee unveils climate proposals ahead of full budget plan

Among other things, the governor’s plan would fully reinstate a plan to cap carbon pollution in the state.

Open enrollment for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange closes Dec. 15 at 11:59 p.m. (Washington Health Benefit Exchange)

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Enrollment deadline for signing up for Obamacare is Tuesday

Health insurance plans need to be purchased by 11:59 p.m. for coverage beginning Jan. 1.

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State elections official threatened amid anger over Trump loss

A photo of her with crosshairs superimposed over it was posted on a national website.

Jack Arends, 64, of Everett, the lone elector from Snohomish County on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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His health in decline, elector was grateful to cast his vote

Jack Arends of Everett doesn’t know how long his heart will last, but he was determined to fulfill…

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Inslee announces equity proposals as part of budget plan

The plan includes the establishment of a new office to conduct investigations of police use of excessive force.

Members of Washington's Electoral College pose for a socially distanced photo along with Gov. Jay Inslee, front row left, and Secretary of State Kim Wyman, front row right, after they cast their votes at the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington’s 12 electors cast votes for Biden and Harris

The votes were cast were part of Electoral College meetings in all 50 states and the District of…

University of Washington Medical Center Pharmacy Manager Christine Meyer puts a tray of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine into the deep freeze after the vaccine arrived at the University of Washington Medical Center's Montlake campus Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Seattle. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool)

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COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Washington

About 3,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived at UW Medical Center in Seattle early Monday.

Supporters of President Donald Trump and antifa supporters clashed with Washington state police on the state Capitol Campus in Olympia, Wash., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Police in Olympia declared a riot early Saturday afternoon and arrested at least one person as groups with different points of view held simultaneous protests. (The Olympian via AP)

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Shoreline man arrested in Olympia capitol campus shooting

Anti-fascist-style protesters and Proud Boy/Trump supporters clashed during demonstrations.

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Inslee: Virus vaccination could begin Tuesday in Washington

The Western States Scientific Safety Review committee examined federal data, approved Pfizer doses.

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Washington shipping N95 masks in bulk from its stockpile

The state is hoping to help fight the spread of COVID-19.