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Ballots for WA’s 2025 general election are due Tuesday. What you need to know

Washington State Standard Nov. 2 2025 5 minutes read

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Voters across Washington will decide nearly 3,000 races in Tuesday’s election.

WA directs state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears

Washington State Standard Oct. 29 2025 3 minutes read

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Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of food stamp benefits due to the ongoing federalgovernment shutdown. 

Democratic AGs, governors sue Trump over SNAP benefits as shutdown hits day 28

Washington State Standard Oct. 28 2025 6 minutes read

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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown was among the nearly two dozen attorneys general who filed the lawsuit over the suspension of SNAP benefits.

Police Blotter, October 17 - 23, 2025

Anacortes Police Oct. 28 2025 3 minutes read

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Anacortes Police this week logged a bank fraud report, checkout a swimmer in the Guemes Channel, and arrested and jailed a suspicious man on the Guemes Trail who had been reported by several people.

Sticker shock: WA health insurance buyers confront steep price hikes

Washington State Standard Oct. 22 2025 5 minutes read

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Expiring federal tax credits are driving an average 21% increase in rates on the state’s health benefit exchange as open enrollment nears.

Police Blotter, October 10 - 16, 2025

Anacortes Police Oct. 20 2025 4 minutes read

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This week, a woman reported to police that someone has been casing her neighborhood in the wee hours of the night. Anacortes Police also investigated a reported car theft which turned into a repossession.

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Upcoming Events

7 Nov
Author Event: D.W. Ulsterman 
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7 Nov
Joe Whitney and Streetlive Family
Sat., November 7, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
8 Nov
 Christian Casolary's Resonance Quartet 
Sun., November 8, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
8 Nov
All Ages Jazz Jam  
Sun., November 8, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
16 Nov
Writing Circle  
Mon., November 16, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
17 Nov
Salish Sea Salmon Night 
Tue., November 17, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
18 Nov
The Gift of Gabe
Wed., November 18, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
19 Nov
Jazz Lecture Series
Thu., November 19, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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