5a State News Today

Here’s a book that offers recreational drug users the rare treat of feeling a little virtuous. It’s the story of the Wa highlanders, who have lived in the border mountains between Myanmar and China for centuries. Unlike the Tibetans or the Uyghurs, they have not been bullied by a bigger nation into ceding their autonomy, as they are able to support a well-equipped army on the profits of drug smuggling.

Company settles after suit by 29 states including WA claim the firm defrauded investors.

Gov. Inslee announced a new partnership with a martime (ocean) group to push offshore wind turbine technology

WA AG Bob Ferguson has announced a five-person committee that will look into ways to address alleged harms to Native Americans from boarding schools

Labor and Industries warns people seeking to rebuild and repair after wildfires to watch for scams

The project, which would connect British Columbia to Vancouver, WA via a high-speed bullet train, would cost billions.

The company ,which was founded 99 years ago, had been in financial trouble for a number of months.

Did you know? There are 47 rest stops on WA state highways.

Analysts do not expect a significant additional price spike

Apparently, the form of education that was used during COVID is now being used as a punishsment at a growing number of school districts across the US, including some in WA state.