WA’s new ‘Hope Cards’ offer alternative to carrying thick protection orders

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The orders can be 10 to 20 pages long. Now, domestic violence survivors and others can request a state-issued card to carry instead.

Reykdal says Washington risks lawsuit if school funding isn’t hiked

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The state boosted spending to comply with a ruling in the landmark McCleary case, but the public schools chief says it hasn’t kept up.

Police Blotter, January 3 - 9, 2025

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This week, Anacortes Police took multiple reports of mail theft and package theft.

WA bill would offer unemployment benefits to immigrants not authorized to work in U.S.

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WA bill would offer unemployment benefits to immigrants not authorized to work in U.S.

Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

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Republicans in Washington, DC, are working on plans to shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 Americans.

Hikes: Off the Beaten Path

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We were looking for adventure, something different, a place to ‘step off the path’.