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Thurston County and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association have ratified a contract for Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) deputies and detectives who are set to see pay increases of up to …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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7/22/25
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Chuck Rogers and Austin Rogers got slapped with a $204,000 fine from the Washington Department of Ecology for “unpermitted shoreline development along the Deschutes River near Yelm,” …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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7/22/25
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California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Washington are part of a 20-state coalition suing the Trump administration over restricting access to health, education and social service programs.
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By Dave Mason / The Center Square
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7/22/25
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Speaking at the Washington State Labor Council’s convention in Vancouver on Tuesday, state Attorney General Nick Brown simultaneously bragged about and lamented his administration’s …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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7/22/25
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Federal immigration arrests across Washington rose sharply in June as the Trump administration continues its aggressive nationwide push for deportations, according to new data.
Arrests in June, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/22/25
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Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to an analysis by The Center Square.
Along with that increased …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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7/22/25
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A controversial plan to kill up to half a million invasive barred owls to protect endangered spotted owls is in jeopardy after the Trump administration terminated three critical grants funding the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/22/25
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Hoping to create “the world’s best weather forecasting system,” U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., sent a letter to the Oval Office on Monday with her five-point plan attached.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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7/21/25
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The Washington State Department of Licensing is seeing a surge in applications for concealed carry permits for firearms.
“At the end of June 2025, there were 709,334 Washington residents …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/21/25
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‘Literally no way’: Idea of redrawing Washington state’s congressional map gets bipartisan brush off
As they seek to recapture control of the U.S. House, top Democrats are looking at how to redraw congressional maps in blue states to win more seats in 2026.
Could it happen here in Washington, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/21/25
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A criminal investigation into the fatal 2013 police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Fife will be reopened under Washington’s new review process for cases where law enforcement has used …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/21/25
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The 2025 Tenino Oregon Trail Days Festival will feature the Tenino Lions Club Grand Parade, Cascadia Country’s Pioneer Village with 25 hands-on activities for families, the 31st Annual …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/21/25
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The Thurston County Resource Hub has recently announced its second annual resource fair. After a large turnout last year, the Hub is expanding the event with more community services, more partners …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/21/25
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The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-term care cost …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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7/21/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Sunday visited near the site of a tanker truck crash that spilled thousands of gallons of fuel into a tributary of the Elwha River near Port Angeles.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/21/25
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Washington schools looking to send students to overnight outdoor education programs are dealing with a financial crunch after grant funding was left out of the state budget.
The Outdoor …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/21/25
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Washington’s statewide cap on annual residential rent increases will be just shy of 10% next year, down slightly from its current level.
The limit, which takes effect Jan. 1, will be set …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/18/25
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Californians are trading wildfires and income tax for rain and $154,000 tech salaries, according to a new report.
StorageCafe’s report found that approximately 140 Californians move to …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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7/18/25
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The ranking Republican on the Washington state Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee calls it “crazy and stupid” that the state Office of Superintendent of Public …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/18/25
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray warned Friday that 14 hospitals in her home state of Washington may close due to Medicaid cuts in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
President …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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7/18/25
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