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Young Adult Housing Program makes GED certificate possible for Yakima mother

Young Adult Housing Program makes GED certificate possible for Yakima mother

Program faces elimination under Senate Republicans’ proposed budget
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Aging nursing workforce could worsen state staffing challenges

Aging nursing workforce could worsen state staffing challenges

State finds it hard to compete with the private sector when hiring nurses
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A strong state workforce helps keep our agriculture economy moving

A strong state workforce helps keep our agriculture economy moving

Agriculture inspector job can take years of training, is in midst of retirement wave
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State works to mitigate flood damage, restore fish habitats in Chehalis River basin

State works to mitigate flood damage, restore fish habitats in Chehalis River basin

Inslee receives update from Chehalis Basin Work Group
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Climate action: here’s what we’ve done so far.

Climate action: here’s what we’ve done so far.

When Washington D.C. fails, Washington state leads.
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Inslee aims to connect kids directly to careers with new apprenticeship and education initiative

Inslee aims to connect kids directly to careers with new apprentice...

Inslee: ‘We have to stop telling our kids that a four-year degree is the only path to success’
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Trade mission strengthens Washington state’s relationship with Mexico

Trade mission strengthens Washington state’s relationship with Mexico

From apples to airplanes, and much more, markets for Washington products reach far beyond our state’s borders. That’s why nearly 50 people…
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Inslee meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Inslee meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The 23rd governor and 23rd prime minister met in Seattle
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Puget Sound recovery leaders travel to D.C., ask for support from Congress

Puget Sound recovery leaders travel to D.C., ask for support from C...

Nearly 60 Puget Sound leaders concerned about the future of the sound traveled to Washington, D.C., early in May to champion protection and…
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New timber product helps schools manage crowding, class size

New timber product helps schools manage crowding, class size

Cross-laminated timber also has potential to help rural logging communities
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Inslee signs tougher distracted driving and DUI laws in Tacoma

Inslee signs tougher distracted driving and DUI laws in Tacoma

Alongside families and victims of sometimes fatal collisions due to distracted and impaired drivers, Gov. Jay Inslee signed three bills in…
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Inslee signs law to help providers, cities, counties confront opioid crisis

Inslee signs law to help providers, cities, counties confront opioi...

Those fighting the public health crisis of opioid abuse disorder in communities across Washington now have new tools.
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State, governor work to increase oil-by-rail safety

State, governor work to increase oil-by-rail safety

Gov. Inslee also asks for strengthened regulations at the federal level
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Report: Mentoring teachers helps retain them

Report: Mentoring teachers helps retain them

UW studied teacher mobility, BEST program
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Mentors help new teachers be their best

Mentors help new teachers be their best

Inslee seeks expansion of state’s BEST program to support influx of new teachers
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The mainstreaming of the carbon tax

The mainstreaming of the carbon tax

Though politics of climate change may seem more divisive than ever, proponents of carbon tax cross party lines.
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Forty-nine troopers join ranks of Washington State Patrol

Forty-nine troopers join ranks of Washington State Patrol

Graduation underscores state efforts to attract more troopers
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After prison, Washington mother walks ‘loneliest, hardest road’

After prison, Washington mother walks ‘loneliest, hardest road’

State leaders look for ways to increase odds of success for those leaving prison
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Annual memorial reminds us of transportation work zone risks

Annual memorial reminds us of transportation work zone risks

Slow down, pay attention when driving through work zones
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Governor sees progress in effort to overhaul Western State Hospital

Governor sees progress in effort to overhaul Western State Hospital

LAKEWOOD — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is bullish about overhauling Western State Hospital, the state’s largest psychiatric facility.
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Bertha’s Big Day

Bertha’s Big Day

A few photos from Bertha’s breakthrough at the end of the SR99 tunnel.
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School credit, job training and a paycheck?

School credit, job training and a paycheck?

New aerospace apprenticeship program puts high school students on a career fast track
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Senate’s proposed cuts would affect at least 2,395 aged, blind, disabled clients

Senate’s proposed cuts would affect at least 2,395 aged, blind, dis...

State lawmakers in midst of budget negotiations
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Rethinking juvenile justice

Rethinking juvenile justice

State kicks off effort to address increasing racial disparities
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This Public Health Week, learn how public health affects you

This Public Health Week, learn how public health affects you

State officials aim to improve our public health system
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Single father: ‘I couldn’t have survived here’ if not for crucial state programs

Single father: ‘I couldn’t have survived here’ if not for crucial s...

Under guise of funding education, Senate proposes deep cuts to state’s safety net services
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“We are bound together in what is an urgent and noble cause”

“We are bound together in what is an urgent and noble cause”

Gov. Inslee’s climate change speech at the United Nations
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State leaders, citizens prepare for upcoming wildfire season

State leaders, citizens prepare for upcoming wildfire season

Inslee applauds team effort during trip to Eastern Washington
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