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Washington state is home to the only team federally authorized to lead a full response to whale entanglement in the Pacific Northwest. (Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program)
Across the Pacific coast, reports of large whales tangled in buoys, gillnets and other fishing equipment are increasing.
...Secretary Tana Senn previously served as a Democratic state lawmaker. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Support Services)
The leader of Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families was questioned this week about her agency’s commitment to equity amid allegations of racial bias in the agency made by two former top aides.
The quizzing...
Brian Heywood, leader of Let's Go Washington, speaks at a press conference in Tumwater, Wash. on July 2, 2026 before the group turned in signatures for Initiative 645. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)
An enclave of Washington’s wealthy provided a backdrop Thursday for a saucy debate on the merits and dangers of a ballot measure...
State Senate Republican Leader John Braun and Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez are dueling in southwest Washington's 3rd Congressional District. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)
Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and John Braun, the top Republican in the Washington state Senate who is challenging her in a critical congressional...
The Washington state Capitol in Olympia on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)
A Washington state agency has floated cutting services for more than 2,600 residents with developmental disabilities with the goal of saving money to close a looming budget gap.
As part of its requests for the state’s next two-year spen...