Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his 2022 State of the State address Jan. 11 at the Capitol in Olympia. He signed two bills Thursday that delay and change the WA Cares long-term care program. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Capitol in Olympia this month. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
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Reed Anfinson, right, who is often tagged as the liberal publisher of the The Swift County Monitor-News, meets up at a bar with John Zosel, from left, Mick Abner and Bill Harrison, part of a weekly gathering made up of mostly Republicans, in Benson, Minn., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. It can be easy, looking around Benson, to think it is a land that time forgot. Bartenders often greet customers by name. The town’s cafes feel like high school lunchrooms, with people wandering between tables to say hello. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MNDG258 MNDG258
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FILE – In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks at a rally in Montgomery, Ala. Palin is on the verge of making new headlines in a legal battle with The New York Times. A defamation lawsuit against the Times, brought by the brash former Alaska governor in 2017, is set to go to trial starting Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 in federal court in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) NYPS201 NYPS201

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Daniel J. Evans, Seattle, State Representative; Republican nominee for governor Evans Prefers ‘Gov. Dan’ Washington’s governor-elect Thursday solved one of his weightier problems: It will be Gov. Dan Evans, not Gov. Daniel J. Evans said he preferred use of the less formal name in the news media. Credit: Robert Heilman,. 1964

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Washington Huskies forward Lauren Schwartz tries to go for the steal as Oregon Ducks guard Sydney Parrish, left, passes the ball to forward Sedona Prince during the second quarter. Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. 219370
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Mark Giordano lays into Adam Raska, and draws the 5-minute penalty for fighting in the 2nd period. The San Jose Sharks played the Seattle Kraken Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Climate Pledge Arena, in Seattle, WA. 219271
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First time on skis, Sujal Bhandari gets instructions in bending and learning control from John Thomsen at the Mini Mountain Indoor Ski Center in Bellevue. They’re on an angled moving carpet controlled by Thomsen. Sujal is seven. Ref to more photos online Indoor ski lessons on a moving carpet at Mini Mountain in Bellevue. LO linesonly Saturday January 8, 2020 219275
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Washington’s Nate Roberts puts on the emphatic jam as the Huskies become the aggressors to strt the game against Cal. The bucket gave Washington a quick 4-0 lead on the Golden Bears. The California Golden Bears played the University of Washington in NCAA Men’s basketball Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Alaska Airlines Arena, in Seattle, WA. 219287
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