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Washington Commissioner Tells Thin Blue Line to Stop Selling Unlicensed Coverage

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer ordered Thin Blue Line Benefits to stop selling insurance in Washington after investigators found the company had been operating without the required state license,. The OIC began investigating the Texas-based company in July after receiving a complaint about an unprocessed health-insurance claim. The agency then identified 41 additional complaints from […]

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Trump’s FEMA Chief Resigns After 6 Months, Washington Post Says

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Trump’s FEMA Chief Resigns After 6 Months, Washington Post Says

The Trump administration’s top official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is departing his post after about six months on the job, according to the Washington Post. David Richardson resigned on Monday as FEMA’s acting head, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Richardson has served as the senior official performing the duties

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Washington Woman’s Fraud Conviction Saves System $1.3M in Lifetime Payments

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

An Auburn, Washington woman was convicted for fraud after receiving a lifetime pension following her reported injury while working at a supply company. Lemapu Dorothy Seinafo, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft and was ordered to repay nearly $48,000 of the pension payments. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries calculates

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Washington Supreme Court Restores $185M Monsanto Chemical Leak Verdict

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Washington Supreme Court Restores $185M Monsanto Chemical Leak Verdict

A U.S. court reinstated a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto unit over chemical contamination at a Washington state school on Thursday. The Washington state Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that had vacated the verdict in a 2021 trial over claims brought by three teachers at Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe, Washington.

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Washington Commissioner Issued $828K in Fines for Insurance Violations

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

Washington insurance regulator fines for violations amounted to $828,500 in July, August, September, and early October of 2025, according to the office of Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer. That tally included a $100,000 fine for Regence BlueShield, which reportedly incorrectly denied 954 claims for treatment, and a $550,000 fine against Premera for violations of the

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Trump Threatens Trucking Safety Funds for California, New Mexico and Washington

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Trump Threatens Trucking Safety Funds for California, New Mexico and Washington

California, New Mexico and Washington are at risk of losing a cumulative $46 million a year in federal trucking safety funds after the Trump administration accused the states of flouting English-language rules for commercial drivers. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy gave the three states 30 days to comply with a federal mandate requiring

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