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Idaho state government agencies must ensure only 20% of their workforce is out of the office, under a new policy limiting remote work implemented this spring.

Employees of the Washington Legislature could start pursuing union representation Wednesday and two groups of workers did.

Smartphones gripping people’s attention isn’t anything new. But following the pandemic, Kris Hagel recalls seeing a troubling rise in public school students distracted by their phones during class.

Supporters of the Idaho open primary ballot initiative are turning in their final signatures to local county clerks for verification after building up what they believe is a comfortable margin to qualify for November’s upcoming general election.

Washington is on track to hit some of its housing goals, but homeownership remains expensive, homelessness is growing, and the supply of affordable homes is still running short.

The fate of one the largest wind farms proposed in Washington rests with Gov. Jay Inslee.

May 1—A law providing low-income Washington families with a monthly subsidy to buy diapers has been in effect for six months, but the need for diaper banks and other resources remains high. That's especially true in Yakima County, which had a diaper bank until July, when grant funding ended. Members of the Junior League of Yakima are having a Mother's Day diaper drive for Triumph's Parent ...

May 1—The last time Washingtonians elected a state schools leader was in 2020, when most school buildings were empty because of the pandemic. Running an all-online campaign, incumbent Chris Reykdal handily won reelection to a second term in the state's highest education office. The pandemic was an important factor in that race, but much less was known about how, and when, kids would return to ...