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Covering Olympia, Tumwater, and the Capitol.
Statehouse
Dunning leads Clouse in early District 5 primary returns
Lacey City Councilman Nicolas Martinez-Dunning leads incumbent Emily Clouse in early Thurston County Commissioner District 5 primary returns, with both advancing to the Nov. 3 general election and third-place finisher Michelle Gipson eliminated.
Statehouse
44 state lawmakers push Ferguson to save developmental disabilities program serving Thurston families
Forty-four Washington legislators from both parties urged Gov. Bob Ferguson to preserve the $900,000-per-year Parent to Parent program, which pairs Thurston County families of children with developmental disabilities with experienced parent mentors, as its DSHS contract expires Monday, August 31.
Statehouse
Dunning leads Clouse in early District 5 primary returns
Lacey City Councilman Nicolas Martinez-Dunning leads incumbent Emily Clouse in early Thurston County Commissioner District 5 primary returns, with both advancing to the Nov. 3 general election and third-place finisher Michelle Gipson eliminated.
Statehouse
Dunning leads Clouse in early District 5 primary returns
Lacey City Councilman Nicolas Martinez-Dunning leads incumbent Emily Clouse in early Thurston County Commissioner District 5 primary returns, with both advancing to the Nov. 3 general election and third-place finisher Michelle Gipson eliminated.
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Governor Ferguson proposes FAFSA graduation requirement affecting Olympia, Tumwater seniors
Governor Bob Ferguson announced a proposal on Monday, July 13, to require all Washington high school seniors to complete the FAFSA or WASFA, or sign a formal opt-out, as a graduation requirement — a change that would affect Olympia and Tumwater students if the legislature passes it in January 2027.
Statehouse
Washington budgets millions for Medicaid work-requirement systems ahead of 2027 deadline
Washington state's 2026 supplemental budget includes more than $43 million for DSHS to build eligibility systems and hire temporary staff to comply with new federal Medicaid and SNAP work requirements by January 2027, while the state has joined a 26-state lawsuit challenging the rule's narrowed "medically frail" exemption.
Statehouse
Federal food stamp penalty will cost Washington $90 million a year, pressuring DSHS budget
Washington's 6.98% SNAP error rate will trigger more than $90 million in new annual costs starting October 2027, adding budget pressure to DSHS — the state's largest agency and a major Olympia-area employer — even as it hires quality-control staff to prevent the bill from growing.
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