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Locals Raise Concerns About Trump Administration’s Plans to Share Private SNAP Recipient Data | News Channel 3-12

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.—“ I'm not on food stamps. But the people who are on it because they need it,” said Shirley Wolfe, who lives in Oxnard. Wolfe See the Story

Gun maker sues to block Washington's police academy ban on Sig Sauer P320s

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Gun maker Sig Sauer is suing the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission for banning its P320 handgun.Olympia · Olympia See the Story

The Forest Service claims it’s fully staffed for fire season. Data shows thousands of unfilled jobs • Washington State Standard

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Hundreds of firefighters battled two quickly spreading fires in the Willamette National Forest in June 2023. (Oregon Department of Forestry/Flickr)This article was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Despite the Trump administration’s public pronouncements that it has hired enough wildland firefighters, documents obta…Olympia · Olympia Read Article

U.S. Dept of Education releases $137 million in frozen funds to Washington State

OLYMPIA—The United States Department of Education announced Friday, July 25, that it will release the entirety of the $137 million in frozen funds to Washington state. U.S. Senator Patty Murray with images of (L-R) Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown. “This is a welcome change in direction—school districts, educators, families, and students can take a deep breath knowing vital servi…Olympia · Olympia Read Article

Washington Bee Atlas Nets Over 25 New or Rare Bee Species in Its First Year

OLYMPIA, Wash. – After only its first full program year searching for and documenting Washington’s native bees and their host plants, volunteers with the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) Washington Bee Atlas have discovered numerous state records (bees that have never been recorded in the state before) and rare native bees. The purpose of the Washington Bee Atlas is to find and document Washington’s native bees to better under…Olympia · Olympia Read Article

Unravel From Daily Stresses at West Olympia’s Enhanced Grass Lake Nature Park - ThurstonTalk

ThurstonTalk Bird lovers, plant lovers, walkers, runners, strollers and bicyclists can now enjoy a newly renovated outdoor opportunity with the recent improvements to Olympia’s Grass Lake Nature Park. The city park opened its new gates on Kaiser Road Northwest in June 2025 with upgraded amenities that added a new parking area, 1.45 miles of an ADA-accessible multi-use […]Olympia · Olympia Read Article

‘Perfect storm’ coming for WA amid federal health care cuts, authorities warn

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OLYMPIA – Washington will start seeing health care coverage losses in the individual marketplace early next year, state lawmakers learned in a Tuesday morning committee presentation.At least 80,000 people in Washington will likely be priced out of their coverage beginning in January, the Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee heard during an update on recent federal health care changes. The meeting comes weeks after the passage of the contro…Olympia · Olympia Read Article

Case dismissed: WSDOT seeks sanctions against former employee and his lawyers over baseless lawsuit

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Transportation is asking a judge to sanction both the law firm and the former employee who spent more than a year pursuing an unfounded lawsuit against the agency, only to later drop the case when confronted with evidence he likely destroyed text messages in violation of a court order.Sanctions · Olympia Read Article

Commerce launches statewide Washington State Zoning Atlas to support smarter planning

First-of-its-kind tool translates local zoning into standardized categories for easy comparison OLYMPIA, Wash. – Understanding how zoning shapes communitiesOlympia · Olympia Read Article

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WA Sues Contractor to Prevent Sharing of Food Stamp Data with Feds

Locals Raise Concerns About Trump Administration’s Plans to Share Private SNAP Recipient Data | News Channel 3-12

Gun maker sues to block Washington's police academy ban on Sig Sauer P320s

The Forest Service claims it’s fully staffed for fire season. Data shows thousands of unfilled jobs • Washington State Standard

U.S. Dept of Education releases $137 million in frozen funds to Washington State

Washington Bee Atlas Nets Over 25 New or Rare Bee Species in Its First Year

Unravel From Daily Stresses at West Olympia’s Enhanced Grass Lake Nature Park - ThurstonTalk

‘Perfect storm’ coming for WA amid federal health care cuts, authorities warn

Case dismissed: WSDOT seeks sanctions against former employee and his lawyers over baseless lawsuit

Commerce launches statewide Washington State Zoning Atlas to support smarter planning

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Gun maker sues to block Washington's police academy ban on Sig Sauer P320s

The Forest Service claims it’s fully staffed for fire season. Data shows thousands of unfilled jobs • Washington State Standard

U.S. Dept of Education releases $137 million in frozen funds to Washington State

Washington Bee Atlas Nets Over 25 New or Rare Bee Species in Its First Year

Unravel From Daily Stresses at West Olympia’s Enhanced Grass Lake Nature Park - ThurstonTalk

‘Perfect storm’ coming for WA amid federal health care cuts, authorities warn

Case dismissed: WSDOT seeks sanctions against former employee and his lawyers over baseless lawsuit

Commerce launches statewide Washington State Zoning Atlas to support smarter planning