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Rural-focused organization launches effort to address infrastructure needs in rural Washington state
A rural town in southeastern Washington has been selected to take part in a new pilot project to address critical water infrastructure needs.
“We’re losing gallons of water from pipe …
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Monica Carrillo-Casas / Washington State Standard
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5/16/25
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Corporate titans. Bank executives. Restaurant operators. Airplane owners.
They’re all trying to convince Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson that there are problems with the tax bills on …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/16/25
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Washington state budget includes $150M to maintain health coverage for low-income illegal immigrants
Thousands of people who are not U.S. citizens would continue to receive Medicaid-like health care coverage in Washington state under the budget plan the Legislature recently approved.
But the …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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5/15/25
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The Washington State School Recognition Program honored two schools in the Rainier School District on Tuesday, May 6, to coincide with National Teacher Day.
Rainier Middle School was …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/15/25
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Will Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson sign or veto a pile of tax bills and a state budget dependent on them? It’s anyone’s guess.
Lawmakers, lobbyists and business leaders are all …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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5/14/25
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office will honor hundreds of citizens who have voted for 50 years or more at a “Civic Pride Honor Roll” ceremony on Thursday, June 12, at 2 p.m. in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/14/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill Tuesday, May 13, that will enable deeper cooperation between cities and tribal authorities when providing public services.
House Bill 1039, sponsored by state …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/14/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed a bill into law that will require employers with 50 or more full-time employees to give a minimum of 60 days’ notice to the state, any union, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/14/25
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After hand-delivering over 100 letters to Washington, D.C., Pierce County Councilmember Dave Morell says emergency grants could save a historic mining town that the state left out to dry.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/14/25
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Noticed apartment buildings cropping up next to bus and light rail stations? More could be on the way.
Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed House Bill 1491 into law, setting new state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/14/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signed three bills to protect immigrant rights this week.
These included measures to strengthen state power to inspect private detention facilities, prevent coercion in …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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5/14/25
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When Washington Lt. Gov. Denny Heck arrived in British Columbia last week, he wondered how he’d be received.
After all, the past few months have seen the usually strong relationship …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/14/25
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. …
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Whitney Bryen and Kaylee Tornay / InvestigateWest
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5/13/25
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Following the abrupt resignation of former Yelm City Councilor Trevor Palmer on April 1 — only after the longtime area resident received his orders for military deployment — four area …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier has another full-time job. In another county. He’s a firefighter in Grays Harbor. At a board of county commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 15, …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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Thurston County’s candidate filing week saw over 30 candidates from the Nisqually Valley area file and declare their candidacy for respective positions for the Tuesday, Aug. 5, primary …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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MultiCare Indigo is nearing the finish line for opening its latest urgent care facility in Yelm. The medical provider will celebrate the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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Jason Lacy, a 2005 Yelm graduate and area native, was promoted to the rank of naval commander in March. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/13/25
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Under the direction of Angie Karnes, the agriculture department at Rainier High School keeps on growing. Now in her 30th year in the district, the environmental science teacher has developed a …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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On May 8, the Roman Catholic Church elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as its new pope. Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church, which spans some 2,000 …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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