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Saturday June 27 marks eight years since the landmark Janus v. AFSCME decision where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public employees have a right to join — or not join — a union.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/29/26
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We’re just over one week away from America’s 250th anniversary celebration, and Washington state is joining in on the national festivities.
July 4, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/29/26
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The Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) advised its client, the Secretary of State’s Office (SOS), to release attorney-client privileged communications unredacted as a “middle …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/29/26
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On a dry day in mid-June, a 13-person crew slashed down small trees, limbs and bushes outside of a home near Roslyn, Washington.
The workers, part of the Kittitas County Fuels Crew, are …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/29/26
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The democratic socialist mayor of Seattle on Saturday night endorsed opponents running to the left of two longtime Democratic state legislators who represent the city, including the party’s top …
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Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
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6/27/26
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday vetoed two environmental-protection bills that had passed with broad bipartisan support from legislators.
Dunleavy vetoed a bill to establish an invasive species …
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Yereth Rosen / Alaska Beacon
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6/27/26
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A state advisory council will urge the Idaho Legislature to use its opioid settlement funds to target rural communities next year as it considers a number of project proposals.
The Idaho …
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Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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6/27/26
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Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power.
The messy dispute …
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Tom Banse / Washington State Standard
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6/27/26
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The algal bloom that forms each summer around Ross Island in the Willamette River south of downtown Portland is expected to be especially bad this year.
A potent combination of high temperatures …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/27/26
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American teens are driving less than in previous decades, prompting civic advocates to warn that fewer young people may register to vote.
Yet at least one state — New Hampshire — offers …
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Jonathan Shorman / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/27/26
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Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson decision — which allowed governments to enforce public camping bans without violating the Eighth Amendment prohibition on …
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Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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6/27/26
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A windfall of capital gains tax payments is providing temporary relief for Washington’s budget, but other collections are down, and lawmakers still expect to face financial difficulties next year.
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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6/27/26
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A Lacey man was hospitalized after he crashed his car into a tree on Friday.
The crash was reported on state Route 13 near Yelm at approximately 1:40 p.m. on Friday, June 26.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/26/26
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Beginning Friday, June 26, Mount Rainier National Park implemented a parkwide fire ban.
All campfires and the ignition of wood, briquettes or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans and barbecue grills …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/26/26
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The field of Chambers Prairie Elementary School in Lacey, usually a place of play, is temporarily transformed into a place of grief, reflection and remembrance.
“The Wall that Heals,” a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/26/26
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The Timberland Regional Library (TRL) on Wednesday unveiled administrative salary cuts and staff furloughs that are estimated to save the five-county library system roughly $220,000 over the next six months …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/26/26
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While investigators still have no suspects when it comes to who committed the vandalism, volunteers began the cleanup work this past week on the damage done at High Rock Lookout, according to members …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/26/26
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The Thurston Economic Development Council (EDC) celebrated the success of local businesses Wednesday with its annual Business Awards.
The nominees and award winners represent innovation, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/26/26
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Five years ago, Tara Chestnut was working as the Mount Rainier National Park wildlife program manager, collaborating with the nonprofit Cascade Carnivores Project to monitor the Cascade red fox …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/26/26
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After careful consideration and a vote by delegates to the Thurston-Lewis-Mason Central Labor Council (CLC), the CLC has announced in a news release it is endorsing the following candidates for the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/26/26
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