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Washington studies phone limits in schools as advocates push for ban
Principal Zachary Stowell says locking up phones reduced conflict at his Seattle middle school, but lawmakers only ordered a study of campus phone li…
1 month, 1 week ago
Mandate Math: HB 2242’s Cost for Washington Health Insurance
Elizabeth New analyzes Washington’s HB 2242, a law keeping insurers responsible for no-cost preventive care and immunizations under state rules. The …
1 month, 1 week ago
Opinion: How Other States Build Major Bridges Without Tolls or Cost Overruns
Kentucky's Brent Spence Bridge offers ten lanes and no tolls for $4.39 billion—while the I-5 Bridge replacement could reach $19 billion. Rep. John Le…
1 month, 1 week ago
Sheriff Removal in Washington: Poll Gauges Public on State Commission Power
Clark County residents face a major change as a governor-appointed commission can now decertify and remove elected sheriffs. Sheriff John Horch warns…
1 month, 1 week ago
Lars Larson: Northwest Income Tax and Denied Public Vote
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs blocks a public vote on a new income tax, while spending escalates 116% over a decade. Lars Larson critique…
1 month, 1 week ago
Ryan Scott selected to lead Lacamas Lake Elementary in Camas
Ryan Scott, associate principal in the Camas School District, is set to become principal at Lacamas Lake Elementary as longtime leader Julie Mueller …
1 month, 1 week ago
UW Huskies and Portland Pilots face off in Ridgefield on April 21
High school and youth players in uniform can attend a Division I baseball showdown in Ridgefield as the UW Huskies and UP Pilots compete at the RORC.…
1 month, 1 week ago
Sheriff Horch: State Decertification Law Threatens Local Voters’ Voice
Sheriff John Horch warns that Washington's new decertification law allows a state-appointed commission to unseat duly elected sheriffs, sidelining th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
New Washington law allows unelected board to remove county sheriffs
Governor Bob Ferguson signed SB 5974, letting the Criminal Justice Training Commission strip Washington sheriffs or police chiefs of their jobs for c…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Clark County inmate Joshua Rice escapes from Western State Hospital
Joshua Dylan Rice, held on robbery, assault, and theft charges, escaped from Western State Hospital. Authorities caution he is considered dangerous a…
1 month, 2 weeks ago