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U.S. Postal Service officials were set to meet publicly with Washington state lawmakers Monday as the agency considers a sweeping rule change to add federal oversight to mail-in voting.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/22/26
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The race for a seat to represent Washington's Third Congressional District is heating up and, as a battle ground district, is expected to be one of the more expensive races in the country.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/22/26
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The Association of Washington Business (AWB) has announced support for 36 candidates running for the state Legislature based on their voting record on issues important to employers.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/22/26
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The Women Of Color In Leadership Movement, in partnership with Media Island International, the Hawk Foundation and other sponsors, held its sixth annual Juneteenth celebration at Rebecca Howard Park …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/22/26
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In mid-May, as Washington school districts were deep into developing their budgets for the next academic year, around 130 received notices that their rates for the Washington Schools Risk Management …
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By Charlotte Alden / Cascadia Daily News
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6/22/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson made a splashy announcement earlier this month that he would back legislation to ban student cellphone use from the first bell of the day to the last in public …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/22/26
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As taxpayers question whether they’re subsidizing individuals who first became homeless before or after moving to Spokane, regional data suggests most lived there before their most recent episode …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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6/21/26
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A federal poverty-fighting program focused on reducing unintended pregnancies is about to undergo a major overhaul.
Reproductive health clinics use Title X federal grant money to provide birth …
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Sofia Resnick / Idaho Capital Sun
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6/21/26
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Oregon Health & Science University President Dr. Shereef Elnahal insisted this week that an expansion to its overcrowded neonatal intensive care unit will be a top priority in the …
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Danielle Dawson / InvestigateWest
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6/21/26
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A survey of more than 3,800 people nationwide who gave birth in 2023 and 2024 found those using Medicaid described worse outcomes than those on private insurance, that access to care remains limited …
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Kelcie Moseley-Morris / Stateline
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6/21/26
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After nearly an hour of heated debate, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to delay renewal of $15.29 million in homeless services and affordable housing contracts for the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/19/26
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Two people were evacuated from a fully involved house fire near Offut Lake early Thursday morning.
They were both treated for smoke inhalation and transferred to local hospitals for …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/19/26
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Thurston County Commissioners on Tuesday put a one-year halt on permitting new public and private involuntary detention centers and correctional facilities in Thurston County.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/19/26
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Due to forecasted high temperatures on Tuesday, June 23, Thurston County Public Health and Social Services has issued a “Hazardous Weather” advisory to increase shelter-in-place efforts.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/19/26
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Thurston County Public Health & Social Services (PHSS) is reporting a toxic algae bloom in Lake Lawrence and the possible presence of a parasite that causes swimmer’s itch in Ward Lake.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/19/26
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Black balloons flew over Lacey on Thursday in remembrance of Deven and Alexander Borgen, who now have a permanent memorial at the street corner where they met their untimely ends.
“This …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/19/26
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The Trump administration is backing off from its plans to remove a decade-old ocean monitoring system Oregonians rely on for fishing, recreation, science and emergency services.
The National …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/19/26
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A half dozen Republican governors are pushing alternative labels for June, which is widely recognized in the United States as Pride Month.
Without explicitly tying their efforts to a replacement …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / States Newsroom
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6/19/26
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SEATTLE — Opponents of conservative-backed initiatives to undo changes to the rights of parents and public school students and restrict the participation of transgender girls in sports officially …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/19/26
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