Laurel Demkovich
Laurel Demkovich is a reporter for the Washington State Standard.
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The Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to lessen protections, then reversed course. The state’s wolf population is up, but advocates say the animals need more time to recover.
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The state Department of Natural Resources issued a statewide ban on outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes and prescribed burns on its lands.
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Washington’s three candidates for attorney general talked Trump, public safety and consumer protection during a debate Tuesday night.
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Initiative 2124 would amend the state’s long-term care program so that all workers would have a choice about whether to participate and could opt out at any time.
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Guns, taxes, policing and octopus farming are among the areas they cover.
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The Legislature pumped $200 million into it last year. But projections show looming deficit risks as the number of people tapping the benefit grows.
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A timber industry group and two counties challenged a plan to set aside about 10,000 acres of trees to absorb carbon dioxide and help combat climate change.
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Washington has created a new apple variety – again. And its creators want you to name it.
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The tightened fire protection rules were scheduled to take effect last week. But after lawmakers approved a bill to limit them, regulators cast the codes aside.
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The full-scale bronze statue of Billy Frank Jr. will replace a rendition of Washington’s Marcus Whitman that was added to Statuary Hall collection in 1953.