Washington
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Washington Premiums Climb Again as Subsidy Fight Looms
Washington’s health exchange held onto far more enrollees than state officials feared, but plans will cost an average of 22.2% more starting Jan. 1.…
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Gov. Ferguson Votes, Urges Washington Voters to Use Drop Boxes
Gov. Bob Ferguson returned his midterm ballot to a drop box in Olympia on Oct. 30 and urged voters to skip the mail. He…
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Washington Deploys National Guard to Watch Ballot Boxes in Seven Counties
About 100 unarmed National Guard members are watching ballot drop boxes in seven Washington counties ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Gov. Bob Ferguson…
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Blue Origin Plans 250,000-Square-Foot Facility in Des Moines, Washington
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, is expanding in Washington with a new 250,000-square-foot facility in Des Moines. The company says the site will…
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Experts Expect Court Fight Over Washington Girls Sports Measure I-638
A Washington ballot measure that would bar transgender girls from girls school sports would almost certainly face a legal challenge if voters approve it,…
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Justice Department Demands Washington Set Aside 400-Plus Ballots Over Alleged Noncitizens
The Justice Department is demanding that Washington elections officials set aside the ballots of more than 400 people it says are noncitizens illegally registered…
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I-638 Takes Girls Sports Fight Past Olympia to Washington Voters
Washington voters will decide Initiative 638 on Nov. 3, a ban on transgender girls in K-12 girls sports in the first state to allow…
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Washington Voters Decide Nov. 3 on Transgender Girls Sports Ban
Washington voters will decide Initiative 638 on the Nov. 3 ballot, which would bar transgender girls from girls sports in K-12 schools. Supporters and…
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Washington House candidate Katy Cornell faces backlash over deleted sermon videos
Republican Katy Cornell, a pastor running for an open state House seat in Washington’s 26th District, is facing social media backlash over resurfaced sermon…
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Big Employers Sit Out Washington Millionaires Tax Vote
Washington’s largest employers have given to neither side of the Initiative 645 fight over the new millionaires tax, according to The Seattle Times. The…
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Microsoft Stays Neutral on Washington Millionaires Tax Repeal Vote
Microsoft and other large Washington employers have given to neither side of Initiative 645, the measure to repeal the state’s new 9.9% tax on…
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Diesel Averages $7.28 in Washington, Straining Transit and Truckers
Diesel averaged $7.28 per gallon in Washington on Oct. 13, according to AAA figures reported by the Spokesman-Review, far above what Spokane Transit budgeted.…
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