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Employees at one of Washington state’s largest health agencies are bracing for layoffs due to ongoing funding challenges.
Though how many could lose their jobs and when aren’t known, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/1/25
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At the beginning of this year, former U.S. President Joe Biden signed U.S. House Resolution 9421 into law, officially renaming the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) office in Bucoda after the late Bucoda …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/1/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill last week that would put tribal law enforcement on equal footing with their federal …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/1/25
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The American Heart Association has recognized 54 hospitals in Washington for being among the more than 4,800 nationwide participating in quality improvement efforts for heart disease and stroke care.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/1/25
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Thurston County is home to multiple watersheds and basins — areas of land where rivers, streams or other flowing surface waters converge. According to a Thurston Regional Planning Council …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/1/25
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For the fourth time since Feb. 13, 2024, Yelm Community Schools (YCS) is asking the community to pass an educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy.
This time, the district has trimmed …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/31/25
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Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most of them are nothing.
“Every …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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7/31/25
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Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging two executive orders regarding gender ideology and DEI policies.
The two Trump-issued executive …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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7/31/25
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A new firearms-related law took effect this month in Washington, but the state is still two years away from implementing a controversial law requiring a permit to purchase firearms.
House Bill …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/31/25
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Washington’s already-squeezed food bank system expects further pressure as an estimated 170,000 residents stand to lose food stamp benefits under the president’s tax cut law.
Food …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/31/25
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A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Far East coast early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including Washington state’s west coast.
Although the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/31/25
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U.S. Forest Service offices in Portland charged with wildfire prevention, scientific research, forestland management and conservation across the Northwest would be shuttered and moved out of state …
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By Alex Baumhardt / States Newsroom
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7/31/25
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For more than six years, the Cedar Park Assembly of God in Kirkland has been fighting Washington state in court over a law that requires employer-sponsored health insurance to cover access to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/30/25
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Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for Congress in Washington state, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as director of the National …
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Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/30/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners recognized the 19 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Award-winning programs and services with a presentation to kick off its Tuesday …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/30/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved a major step forward by entering into a purchase and sale agreement Wednesday for multiple buildings on a seven-acre, five-building site in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/30/25
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Clinics across Washington that focus on serving low-income patients are bracing for a dual threat from the federal government.
Community health centers could be especially hurt by major cuts to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/30/25
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Violent crime in Washington dropped significantly last year but remains well above pre-pandemic levels.
And Washington remains dead last in police staffing per capita compared to other …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/29/25
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Prestige Senior Living Rosemont isn’t your typical independent elder living center. It has taken strides to prove that through events such as its third annual Rosemont Rodeo, which was held at …
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7/29/25
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Former patients or family members of patients who would like to share their ideas about care and help to improve care at Providence Medical Group clinics, Providence St. Peter Hospital or Providence …
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Nisqually Valley News staff
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7/29/25
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