Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard
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Farmers and truckers say the state is ignoring their ideas for how to fix a troubled exemptions system that is supposed to shield them from fuel price hikes under Washington’s new climate law.
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The state’s largest counties are among those who argue the state Department of Social and Health Services is failing to provide sufficient treatment to patients unfit for trial.
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The lawsuit challenges ‘abortion trafficking’ law, which threatens penalties against people who help minors access abortion care beyond Idaho’s borders.
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Lawmakers established the state Office of Independent Investigations amid a national outcry for law enforcement reforms after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd.
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Sales plummeted after tariffs started in 2019 as India was the state’s second largest apple export market.
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Caleb Heimlich announced the move Monday, saying he was leaving to be more present for his family. Heimlich is the longest serving GOP state party chair since the 1980s.