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Teacher support for media literacy proposed

By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal  OLYMPIA — A public-school grant program to help students evaluate news reports would be established if a bill passed by the state ...

Proposed legislation requires statement of rights for students

By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal  OLYMPIA — Public schools must adopt a statement of student rights that includes freedom of speech and religion, the right to assemble, ...

List of mandated reporters for vulnerable adults expanded

By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — More people working in public sector jobs would be required to report suspected abuse of senior adults under a bill now being ...

Guest Opinion: Things you should know about Medicaid changes

On April 1, the Washington State Health Care Authority anticipates returning to normal operations and begin to mail renewal notices to confirm the eligibility of Medicaid (Apple Health ...

Guest Opinion: Police reforms have failed our children

Earlier this month, two children were killed in a head-on accident on Interstate 82 in Eastern Washington. One of the victims was an 8-year-old girl named Delilah. The other was a 6-year-old ...