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Funding of Washington’s public schools is one of the tougher wrinkles House and Senate budget writers must iron out in the weeks ahead.
Democrat-drafted proposals in the two chambers are …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/31/25
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Citing sustainability concerns, regulation enforcement challenges and escalating conflicts among harvesters, the U.S. Forest Service staff at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest will not issue …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/31/25
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Ana Rosa Bello broke down in tears as she recalled the repeated abuse she has endured as a housekeeper in Seattle.
Bello described wage theft, discrimination, threats to her and her …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/31/25
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A divided Washington state Senate on Saturday approved a hike in the state’s gas tax and a two-year budget that hinges on billions of dollars from new taxes on the state’s wealthiest …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/29/25
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A Washington state lawmaker is backing a bill to tweak a program he helped establish that offers wallet-sized cards with information about a protection order.
The Hope Card Program , enacted in …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/29/25
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As the debate heats up in Olympia over competing budget proposals, one of the cost-cutting ideas offered by majority party Democrats in the state Legislature is getting some Republican pushback.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/28/25
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As several states go to war with President Donald Trump, filing lawsuits against his directives — some prohibiting transgender athletes from competing against girls — one rural school …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/28/25
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Washington is one of four states that reported year-over-year increases in opioid-related death rates, according to an analysis of federal data by Addiction-Rep, a Sarasota, Fla.-based business …
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Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/28/25
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An eastern Washington school board is pleading for urgent federal intervention to force the state to comply with the Trump administration’s policy on transgender athletes.
In a complaint filed …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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3/28/25
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With the Washington state legislative session scheduled to adjourn one month from Thursday, lawmakers are getting down to the nitty-gritty work on massive budget proposals that will impact taxpayers. …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/28/25
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For his debut testimony before the Washington state Legislature, Attorney General Nick Brown picked a bill to require a new state permit to purchase guns.
He said the measure, one of the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/28/25
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A tense debate over the rights of public school students and their parents took another twist in the Washington Legislature on Thursday.
Democrats on a Senate committee stripped a House bill of …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/28/25
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The Washington State Senate in a voice call vote approved a resolution on Wednesday that restricts the ability of the news media to enter the legislative wings unless specifically requested by a …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/27/25
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The years-long process to restore regional intercity rail service and build up train ridership in western Washington and Oregon was dealt a major setback this week when Amtrak suddenly withdrew …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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Republicans in the Senate Law & Justice Committee raised constitutional concerns Thursday about a permit-to-purchase firearms bill before majority Democrats on the committee pushed the measure …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/27/25
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After more than a decade of holding steady, Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to advance a 38% “inflationary adjustment” that would raise the price of hunting and fishing licenses in …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/27/25
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A new cap on rent hikes in Washington got one step closer to becoming law Wednesday.
On a party-line vote, the Senate Housing Committee passed House Bill 1217 , which would set a 7% limit …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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Washington state is losing about $160 million in public health funding as part of the Trump administration’s latest purge of federal grants.
The money is part of $12 billion in cuts …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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Contributions started rolling in within days of Mark Mullet launching his campaign for Issaquah mayor last December. By the end of the month, his haul was nearly $5,000.
But Mullet may have to …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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A bill in the Washington Legislature to make hospital pricing more transparent for consumers is still in play, but its scope has narrowed during the legislative process.
“I …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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