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Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per year for someone working full time.
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/30/26
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Drivers caught on camera speeding through highway work zones in Washington will face $125 penalties starting this week, after the state issued tens of thousands of warnings in the past year.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/30/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case challenging Washington state laws that allow minors to access mental health and gender-affirming care without consent from a parent.
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By Andrew Rice / The Center Square
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6/29/26
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Washington Republicans are rounding out their “recommendations” for the state Supreme Court elections ahead of a crowded August primary with four nonpartisan seats on the ballot.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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6/29/26
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With Washington gas taxes set to go up again this week, drivers are looking elsewhere to fill up, while critics are questioning if Washington drivers are really getting what they pay for.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/29/26
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A U.S. Army captain was recently sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to secretly slipping an abortion medication to a pregnant soldier, resulting in the loss of her unborn child and …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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6/29/26
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Twenty-five Democratic-led states plus the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration over its new work requirements for people who get their health insurance through Medicaid.
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By Anna Claire Vollers / Stateline.org
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6/29/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will consider the legality of a Washington law to protect runaway transgender youth that opponents contend tramples on parental rights.
Justices will …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/29/26
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An important safety tool for Washington drivers and road crews will soon enter a new phase with a steeper penalty for its first infraction, announced a news release from the Washington state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/29/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, a blow to the Trump administration and some Republican states that had urged the justices to …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/29/26
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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.
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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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