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Proposed changes to the federal Head Start program could reshape early-learning programs nationwide, but the impact on Washington jobs remains unclear as local districts prepare for potential …
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By Austin Reed / The Center Square
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9/21/26
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A grassroots organization has successfully raised enough money to spare 29 acres of trees on state forestland in the Northern Olympic Peninsula from being cut down, employing a new conservation …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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9/21/26
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Oregon has one of the largest gaps in the country between its highway and bridge maintenance needs and what it spends on addressing them, according to a national study.
Oregon is falling …
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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9/20/26
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The rare 2026 issue that draws huge support from Republicans and Democrats in Congress is the same one that’s mobilized many Americans: restrictions on giant data centers.
The House has …
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David Lightman / Stateline
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9/20/26
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A law firm specializing in government policies is taking up the case against The University of Washington on behalf of an Asian man who was denied admission, despite graduating high school with a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/19/26
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The Lake Washington School District is facing a federal lawsuit brought by a father who says the district repeatedly denied his requests to opt his son out of LGBTQ instruction.
Konstantin …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/18/26
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Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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9/18/26
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A Democratic candidate for the Washington state House of Representatives pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence Friday in her first court appearance after she was arrested last month …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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9/18/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this week announced a new kindergarten curriculum centered around “Many Places, Many Lives,” an illustrated poetry collection that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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With construction of Jolene Unsoeld Community Park set to begin this fall, the Olympia community is raising concerns about what the development means to a longstanding berry stand on the property.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/18/26
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Beside the Prisoners of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA) monument on the Washington state Capitol Campus in Olympia on Friday, Sept. 18, a dining table was set with an empty chair.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/18/26
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Stephanie Nanavich, City of Yelm finance director, took to the podium to present on potential updates to “clean up” language within Yelm Municipal Code during a Yelm City Council meeting on …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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Friday, Sept. 18 Yelm football hosts Lake Washington Yelm High School’s football team (0-2) will host the Lake Washington Kangaroos in the Tornados’ final non-conference matchup of the 2026 …
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9/18/26
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Yelm citizen E. Wyatt Mendel has presented during the public comments portion of Yelm Community Schools (YCS) board meetings numerous times throughout the last several months, and took to the podium …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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Yelm resident Grant Mason, 60, has called Yelm home for 14-years now, and thanks to the local Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) weight-loss group, has plenty of great years ahead of him after losing …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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Yelm City Council voted 6-1 to approve a $2.23 million construction contract with Active Construction Inc. for the downtown activated alleyway “Fuller Footpath” project, with councilor Tracey …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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Yelm City Council took action on several items, including a contract agreement with Yelm Community Schools for a school resource officer (SRO) for the 2026-27 school year and a budget amendment to …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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9/18/26
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One of Thurston County’s most contentious races, the Thurston County Commissioner District 5 race, is heating up after a candidate was eliminated in the August primary. Incumbent Emily Clouse and …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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9/18/26
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Three colors set on cloth with specific dimensions in a precise design symbolize a variety of notions and ideologies when it comes to the flag of the United States. It flies atop poles, is …
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Cindy Teixeira / For Nisqually Valley News
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9/18/26
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What could have very easily been a local tragedy ended up with a storybook ending, as Thomas Goodwin, a 54-year old man who went missing during a Civil War reenactment in Yelm on Saturday, Sept. 5, …
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9/18/26
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