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Featured Photo: Portrait of Tim Eyman. Stephen Schwartz/Flickr

Attorney General Files $2.1 Million Lawsuit Against Initiative King Tim Eyman

March 31st, 2017 | by The Kitsap Scene

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a $2.1 million lawsuit today against anti-tax activist and frequent initiative-filer Tim Eyman. [&hellip

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The U.S. Census Bureau says a draft category on sexual orientation and gender identity was submitted to Congress in error, and quickly erased it. (taskforce.org)

LGBTQ Americans Excluded from 2020 Census

March 31st, 2017 | by Eric Tegethoff

Members of the LGBTQ community say they are feeling erased after proposed questions on sexual orientation and gender identity were [&hellip

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A federal judge will allow $37 million to be spent to improve the Ice Harbor Dam, but the Corps of Engineers will have to give advance notice of future investments. (salmonrecovery/Flickr)

Judge Orders More Water Over Dams to Help Northwest Salmon

March 29th, 2017 | by Eric Tegethoff

A federal judge has ordered more water be released from dams on the lower Columbia and Snake rivers to improve [&hellip

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Students from Walla Walla University gathered in Olympia last month to urge lawmakers to fully fund the State Need Grant. (Jose Acosta/Walla Walla University)

Students Urge Full Funding of State Need Grants

March 28th, 2017 | by Eric Tegethoff

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Students receiving the State Need Grant are urging the Washington State Legislature to fully fund the grant [&hellip

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Washington state lawmakers are considering a Student Loan Bill of Rights to protect students from deceptive practices of loan providers. (Tom Woodward/Flickr)

Washington Lawmakers Consider ‘Student Loan Bill of Rights’

March 10th, 2017 | by Eric Tegethoff

Washington state lawmakers are considering a bill to hold student loan providers accountable for their services. Passed in the House [&hellip

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Proposed cuts to Puget Sound restoration could hurt Washington's shellfish industry. (Ingrid Taylar/Flickr)

Cuts to Puget Sound EPA, NOAA Programs Could Hurt Businesses

March 10th, 2017 | by Eric Tegethoff

The Trump Administration has proposed cutting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding for Puget Sound restoration by 93 percent, and that [&hellip

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Advocates for refugees worry that a halt to resettlement programs in the United States will put some refugees in danger. (Global Panorama/Flickr)

Washington Refugee Families Kept Apart Under Immigration Order

February 1st, 2017 | by Eric Tegethoff

SPOKANE, Wash. – Families resettled in eastern Washington are being kept apart because of an executive order issued by President [&hellip

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Net-neutrality advocates fear the Trump administration could open up fast lanes on the Internet for big providers. (Paul Boxley/Flickr)

Will There be Internet Fast, Slow Lanes Under Trump’s FCC Pick?

February 1st, 2017 | by Eric Tegethoff

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) guaranteed equal access to the Internet two years ago, when the regulatory agency passed net [&hellip

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Self-driving cars still are in their testing phase but one day could improve the lives of people with disabilities. (Don DeBold/Flickr)

Report: Self-Driving Cars Could Improve Lives of People with Disabilities

February 1st, 2017 | by Eric Tegethoff

Washington state lawmakers are in the beginning stages of developing regulations for self-driving cars, but they’re already being asked to [&hellip

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Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson announces lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump's immigration policy banning Muslims from entering the U.S.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is Taking On President Trump’s Immigration Policy

January 31st, 2017 | by The Kitsap Scene

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and officials from [&hellip

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