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Nearly everyone had an expectation of who Bob Ferguson might be as Washington’s 24th governor.
The “American Heartthrob” who gained national recognition during his many fights …
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By Laurel Demkovich / Cascade PBS
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9/25/25
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Newly uncovered audit findings allege a South Sound property manager fraudulently obtained nearly $1 million in pandemic rent assistance money, in a scheme that led Thurston County to shut down …
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By Brandon Block / Cascade PBS
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9/25/25
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Washington state Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, on Wednesday morning filed a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court challenging the constitutionality of House Bill 1774.
The Citizen Action …
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By Brett Davis | The Center Square
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9/25/25
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Amid Seattle Police Department hiring gains, a recent television advertisement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security actively recruiting Seattle law enforcement to Immigration and Customs …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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9/25/25
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The Second Amendment Foundation announced Wednesday that the Washington State Attorney General’s Office has agreed to end a three-year investigation into alleged wrongdoing by SAF and its …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/25/25
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Washington car manufacturers aren’t expected to necessarily meet their electric vehicle sales quotas for 2026, but state officials are still confident they can remain in compliance with state …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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9/25/25
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Motorists in Washington state — home to some of the highest gas prices in the nation — could see some relief from spiking fuel prices this fall, due to various factors.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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9/25/25
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Thurston County Assessor Steven Drew says his office is in a “dire situation” based on last week’s warning from the Board of County Commissioners asking departments to find ways to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/25/25
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Medicare enrollees in Washington may soon need to get additional approval before undergoing some medical procedures, under a controversial new program the federal government will test in a half-dozen …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/25/25
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Washington’s governor and attorney general are both criticizing a federal proposal to lift restrictions on construction, logging, and mining on millions of acres of federal forestland.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/24/25
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In response to the Trump administration cutting off support for zero-emission vehicles, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and the Washington state Department of Ecology announced in a recent news release …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Cascade PBS recently announced restructuring plans after Congress’s complete defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in July, a news release from PBS stated.
The media …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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A wildland firefighter who was arrested by immigration agents while fighting a wildfire in Washington state has been released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his attorneys …
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By Alex Brown / States Newsroom
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9/24/25
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A new report from Portland State University found that budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s new spending bill threaten nearly half of federal funding allocated to federally recognized …
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By Melanie Henshaw / InvestigateWest
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9/24/25
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Let’s Go Washington, the conservative political action committee behind two new initiative campaigns, says signature gatherers had petitions stolen and were intimidated and threatened in three …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/24/25
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A Washington agency that manages the state’s lawsuit payouts is seeking a one-time infusion of nearly $570 million to address skyrocketing liability costs.
And without a more permanent fix …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/24/25
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The U.S. Department of Defense quietly changed its timeline for cleaning up toxic forever chemicals contaminating groundwater at two military bases in Oregon and Washington, delaying the process by …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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9/23/25
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In June, the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council’s revenue forecast anticipated that state coffers would run dry by 2027 despite record revenue levels and following the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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9/23/25
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Israel Morales Guzman, 46, a co-pastor at Ministerios Hogar De Fe located in the Grand Mound area, is awaiting trial for charges of second-degree child molestation. Morales was arrested July 30 by …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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9/23/25
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