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There’s a push to create an ombuds office to investigate complaints about the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Some members of the Pierce County Charter Review Commission have proposed it as an amendment to the county’s charter.
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Washington State Standard
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Elise Amendola/AP PhotoAn early fundraising leader has emerged from the crowd of candidates battling to succeed retiring Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse in central Washington. -
Lauren Gallup/NWPBTacoma is seeking to improve connections across the city with repairs to sidewalks, pedestrian crossings and other improvements to arterials. -
Ryan Murphy/AP PhotoJust a quarter of those arrested between October and early March had criminal records, according to new data.
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A new Washington state law will help immigrant workers know when the records proving they can legally work in the U.S. are about to come under federal review. -
While Portland and Seattle drew the largest crowds, the region's smaller cities and towns also turned out by the thousands. -
Parks Tacoma is asking voters to support Proposition 1, a $155 million package to fund over 100 projects in 40 different locations over six years. -
Melinda Kupers has worked for the state agency for 35 years — in prisons, community corrections, reentry centers and graduated reentry. On a daily basis, she said working for the Washington state Department of Corrections is brutal.“ Our community corrections staff are out in the community with guns on their hips, arresting people, going into homes,” Kupers said. -
Former Sunnyside City Manager Mike Gonzalez announced Monday on LinkedIn that he was offered back his job at the city. -
About 8% of the student population walked out on Monday morning -
A bill that would have made it easier for Washington’s farmworkers to form a union will not become law this year. -
Farmworkers in Washington state don’t have a formal legal pathway to collective bargaining, but that could soon change under recently introduced bills. -
Washington state's 2026 legislative session began this week. -
Washington and Idaho legislators open their respective off-year sessions Monday in Olympia and Boise.
