Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Democratic lawmakers are proposing HB 2489, which would prohibit cities from clearing homeless encampments unless "adequate ...

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — The growth rate of homelessness in Washington slowed in 2025, according to results from the annual Point in Time (PIT) count and the Department of Commerce’s Snapshot of Homelessness ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Easily viewed from US 101 in west Olympia on Monday, Oct 13, 2025 several vacated tents stood after the city of Olympia’s sweep ...

Advocates for the child care program argue lawmakers should instead look to new revenue.

Days after The Olympian published a story about an elected official and others touring the homeless encampment known as the Jungle - a meeting that was spurred by concerns about recent violence at the ...

Correction: The chance of homelessness rises 4.5 times if a student leaves high school without a high school diploma or a GED. A source misspoke at the Tuesday, May 13, meeting of the North Thurston ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Despite a slowdown in the growth rate of homelessness in Washington, the numbers remain alarmingly high according to the 2025 Point In Time (PIT) count and the Department of ...