WA governor met with state worker protest at hospital construction ceremony

By: Jerry Cornfield, Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: August 29, 2026

Words: 690

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Washington marked a milestone Friday with the final structural beam placed on a new psychiatric facility on the Western State Hospital campus in Pierce County.

Along with the pomp came protest.

“This is really a chance to honor the hundreds and hundreds of workers who are working so hard every single day to build this really critical structure,” Gov. Bob Ferguson told a crowd that included hundreds of construction workers. As …

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