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Governor signs bill banning Native mascots

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Daffodils bloom outside the Legislative Building, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. On Wednesday, lawmakers were considering a proposed new tax in Washington state on capital gains that would be imposed on the sale of stocks and bonds in excess of $250,000. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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State House approves new tax on capital gains

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Legislature approves duty to intervene police reform bill

OLYMPIA — The state Legislature has approved a measure requiring police to intervene if they see a fellow…

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Call for artists issued for Native art exhibit in Tacoma

TACOMA — Applications are open for the annual In the Spirit Contemporary Native Arts exhibition, held each summer…

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Prisoners released after state drug possession law voided

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State March unemployment rate drops to 5.4 percent

OLYMPIA — Washington’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent last month, and the state added 23,100 jobs, officials…

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Audit: Unemployment fraud likely higher than $647 million

OLYMPIA — The amount of fraudulent payments of unemployment benefits distributed in Washington state during the height of…

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Kent to pay $4.4 million to family of Black man killed by police

KENT — The city of Kent has agreed to pay $4.4 million to the family of Giovonn Joseph-McDade…

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Olympia approves hazard pay for some grocery workers

OLYMPIA — Starting next month, large grocery stores in Olympia will be required to pay workers an additional…

In this file photo from Jan. 11, 2021, state Rep. Jesse Johnson, D-Federal Way, stands with other members at the beginning of the House session during which legislators were spaced at a social distance in Olympia. Johnson hopes to see the Legislature end qualified immunity for police officers, which would allow them to be sued in state court, and to see it authorize community oversight boards that could have input on local policies and receive complaints about officers. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times via The Associated Press)

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Slew of police reform bills head to governor’s desk

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Gray whale could be sick from tracking tag

SEATTLE — Marine mammal biologists and veterinarians are treating and monitoring a gray whale that appears to have…

Lummi Nation lead carver Jewell James works on the final details on Monday of a nearly 25-foot totem pole to be gifted to the Biden administration from the Lummi Reservation near Bellingham. The pole, carved from a 400-year-old red cedar, will make a journey from the reservation past sacred indigenous sites before arriving in Washington, D.C., in early June. Organizers said the totem pole is a reminder to leaders to honor the rights of Indigenous people and their sacred sites. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

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Lummi Nation totem pole making journey to Biden

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Legislature approves Juneteenth as state holiday

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Officials seek new tools to combat invasive giant hornets

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Legislature passes bill to curb lead in school drinking water

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Three counties face tighter coronavirus restrictions

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Business groups ask governor not to roll some counties to Phase 2

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State Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics, gear

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Legislature approves bill seeking Billy Frank Jr. statue

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