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The ruling Friday is likely to be appealed. Voters will also get a chance to weigh in this year on the 2025 law at the center of the case.

The state has launched an initiative to deliver recommendations before the next legislative session as Washington faces another drought.

A watchdog has new recommendations for how the Department of Corrections could make improvements. The agency continues to argue its short on funding.

Retired police officers and firefighters in Washington, including former Congressman Dave Reichert, sued the state Thursday to block an attempt to raid their pension fund to help with ongoing budget shortfalls.

Fewer than half the state’s officers are on track to complete the training ahead of a 2028 deadline, according to a recent audit.

He declined to block the law, which has drawn two lawsuits from police leaders.