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U.S. forces have launched “major combat operations” on targets in Iran, President Donald Trump said in a video posted to social media at 2:30 a.m. Eastern Saturday.
Israeli Prime …
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Jacob Fischler and Jane Norman / Washington State Standard
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2/28/26
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The president and chairman of HD Fowler has announced he will step down as chairman after testifying in favor of a proposed income tax currently moving through the Washington State Legislature.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/28/26
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More than $1 billion to bring high-speed internet to more than 166,000 homes and businesses will soon flow in Washington.
The federal government approved the state’s plans for spending the …
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By:Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/27/26
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Washington Democrats’ controversial income tax bill emerged from a state House panel Friday looking much different than when it arrived.
But it hadn’t changed enough to win over Gov. Bob …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/27/26
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For the first time in nine years of offering in-home care to vulnerable community members, Capital Homecare Cooperative yielded a profit in 2025 that went back to co-op members.
Co-op General …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/27/26
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Mount Rainier National Park will not implement a timed entry reservation for any portion of the park in 2026, a news release from the park announced.
The park will use parking management …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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Classrooms at Rainier Elementary School received a welcome boost this week as community volunteers Laura Immel and Victoria Cooper delivered hundreds of dollars’ worth of essential classroom …
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By the Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/27/26
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The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling dismissing the recall petition against Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse.
“We conclude that none of the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/27/26
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King County and Seattle have recently taken steps to hamper any possible federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in their jurisdictions, specifically to limit enforcement on local …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/27/26
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Democratic lawmakers in Washington state are moving closer to repealing a 2025 law that raised the state’s top estate tax rate to 35%, the highest in the nation.
Senate Bill 6347 , introduced …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/27/26
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Zahid Chaudhry, a U.S. Army veteran, was held in the Northwest ICE Processing Center for four months last year.
He was released in December. While inside, he saw multiple fellow detainees …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/27/26
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In a move opposed by hundreds of community members, the Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board of Trustees on Wednesday authorized library administration to lay off staff in response to a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/26/26
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One of the first of an expected 656 signs stating that city property in Seattle cannot be used by federal authorities for civil immigration enforcement efforts has been posted at Jefferson Park in …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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2/26/26
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House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle, admits he was intoxicated during a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Wednesday evening.
So much so that the committee chair at one …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/26/26
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Washington state House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon acknowledged he was intoxicated during a Wednesday night committee hearing on budget legislation.
The Seattle Democrat admitted to drinking …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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2/26/26
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Last fall, Washington and other Western states issued their own vaccine recommendations in a sharp rejection of federal policy that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/26/26
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Second Hand Rose Antiques and Collectables in the Olympia area suffered significant damage in a fire that broke out early Monday morning.
The cause of the fire is under …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /
emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/26/26
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The heftiest budget cuts Washington Democratic lawmakers are proposing this year focus on day care subsidies for low-income families.
In the initial House and Senate budget plans, this paring of …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/26/26
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Several farming groups, including Whatcom County-based Save Family Farming, have sent a letter to Washington state leaders regarding recent data indicating the state ranks last in farmer take-home …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/25/26
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Some of the most prominent chambers of commerce and business associations in Washington state are advising caution around proposals to increase state spending by roughly $2 billion.
The state …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/25/26
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