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Statewide efforts underway to restore fish passageways for salmon recovery

Statewide efforts underway to restore fish passageways for salmon r...

Every generation in Rob Woeck’s family shares fishing memories of the Pacific Northwest. The Washington State Department of Transportation…
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Salmon and recovery efforts grow through natural shorelines restoration, land-based whale watching

Salmon and recovery efforts grow through natural shorelines restora...

Gov. Jay Inslee toured three projects in Northern Washington Wednesday to see how state agencies, tribes, local governments and nonprofits…
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Inslee discusses how to help more students find a pathway to well-paying, high-demand careers

Inslee discusses how to help more students find a pathway to well-p...

Darrell Wilson said he took an unorthodox approach to getting his education.
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New path at Peace Arch links Canada and U.S. at border crossing

New path at Peace Arch links Canada and U.S. at border crossing

Follow the red brick road — into Canada.
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Inslee, health care leaders, patients kick off nation’s first public option health care effort

Inslee, health care leaders, patients kick off nation’s first publi...

Stakeholders and industry leaders meet to form partnerships, talk about first steps for Cascade Care in Washington
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Washington’s first electric school bus rolls through Tacoma

Washington’s first electric school bus rolls through Tacoma

With a full bus of students, stakeholders and reporters, Gov. Jay Inslee rode in the first electric school bus in Washington on Monday…
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Turning education into jobs for formerly incarcerated people

Turning education into jobs for formerly incarcerated people

For Darin Armstrong, getting a job in December was a win. What made it even more significant is that he was released from the Cedar Creek…
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Tiny homes community offers stable housing, human services to residents

Tiny homes community offers stable housing, human services to resid...

Mike Bell wasn’t always homeless. But right before it happened, he was raising three girls, going through a separation and an unemployment…
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Inslee visits San Juan and Skagit counties to discuss broadband

Inslee visits San Juan and Skagit counties to discuss broadband

Gov. Jay Inslee stepped into a small room in a Friday Harbor hospital on Tuesday and faced a large, white screen as if he were going to…
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Inslee signs package of education bills, ushers in one of the most progressive education…

Inslee signs package of education bills, ushers in one of the most ...

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a major education bill Tuesday that establishes one of the most progressive higher education investments in the…
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Inslee signs budgets that give big boosts to behavioral health, education, orcas, homelessness and…

Inslee signs budgets that give big boosts to behavioral health, edu...

Gov. Jay Inslee signed new state spending plans today that bolster major reforms and expansions in behavioral health, education, orca…
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First lady cheers on student athletes who are blind and visually impaired

First lady cheers on student athletes who are blind and visually im...

While friends and families cheered from the sidelines, about 130 students who are blind or visually impaired participated in a track and…
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U.S. News and World Report: Why Washington is the Best State in America

U.S. News and World Report: Why Washington is the Best State in Ame...

Washington is the best state in the country, according to the third annual 2019 Best States rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The…
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Washington state to launch first-in-the-nation health care option for all and new long-term care…

Washington state to launch first-in-the-nation health care option f...

The 2019 legislative session wrapped up with health care legislation that includes two landmark bills. One creates a public option health…
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Executive order helps military spouses and veterans find jobs, training more easily

Executive order helps military spouses and veterans find jobs, trai...

Gov. Jay Inslee signed an executive order Monday that builds upon the state’s efforts to support military spouses and veterans with…
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Behavioral health transformation begins with significant investments

Behavioral health transformation begins with significant investments

Gov. Jay Inslee signed four bills into law Thursday that will significantly transform the state’s mental health system and reshape how and…
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