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Student newspapers gain new free speech protections

A bill expanding free speech for high school and college newspapers passed both chambers by wide margins in…

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Washington state expands abortion coverage

After five years in the making, the Reproductive Parity Act passed both chambers by slim margins and largely…

Taylor McAvoy photo                                Anna Justen, a junior at Ingraham High School in Seattle, leads a chant. “No more silence,” the crowd chanted. “End gun violence.”

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Washington students urge lawmakers to pass gun regulations

More than 100 students from Seattle and Olympia area high schools rallied at the Capitol building in Olympia…

Washington becomes the fourth state to ban bump stocks

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Washington becomes the fourth state to ban bump stocks

A controversial gun control bill to ban bump stocks was signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee.

Lawmakers introduce a provision to allow concealed firearms on school campuses

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Lawmakers introduce a provision to allow concealed firearms on school campuses

Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow school administrators, and in some cases teachers, to carry firearms…

Washington Lawmakers introduce new gun legislation late in session

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Washington Lawmakers introduce new gun legislation late in session

With less than two weeks left in the session, state lawmakers introduced a new bill in response to…

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Washington state moves closer to bump stock ban

A bill that would ban bump stocks, a device that increases a weapon’s rate of fire, is a…