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After a review of Washington’s Roadside Memorial Program, which honors victims of traffic collisions with roadside memorial signs, the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/3/26
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The Washington State Patrol, in partnership with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) and law enforcement agencies statewide, is launching the annual “Surviving Summer” traffic safety …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/3/26
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To kick off Great Outdoors Month, the U.S. Forest Service is launching a new mobile app, National Forests and Grasslands, now available for download as visitors plan their summer trips across the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/3/26
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Nearly two dozen rural Oregon hospitals in 17 counties will receive more than $37 million to strengthen and stabilize their maternity care services in the next few years following recent federal cuts …
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/3/26
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The spotlight is on Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, who must submit an initial review in just 13 days that will be a key determining factor on the future of the King County Regional Homeless …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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6/3/26
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Homeland Security panel Tuesday and defended his threats to cripple international air travel into some …
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Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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6/3/26
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Despite passing some of the nation’s first laws barring federal law enforcement agents from concealing their identities, Oregon and Washington have yet to receive the same response from the Trump …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / States Newsroom
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6/3/26
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The state of Washington on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a challenge against the state’s political maps, then remand it to a lower court to determine if the way the lines were …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/3/26
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Last week, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a milestone in their attempt to change state law.
Initiative Petition 28 , led by Portland-based animal rights …
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By Mia Maldonado / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/2/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging Washington state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
The case, Curtis v. Inslee, sought to challenge former …
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Andrew Rice | The Center Square
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6/2/26
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Vaccine hesitancy fed by misinformation is causing new surges of measles and whooping cough, while COVID-19 hotspots persist in some states and a new threat looms from an Ebola outbreak in central …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline
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6/2/26
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There were fewer homeless people in the United States on a single night in January 2025 than in January 2024, but homelessness increased in 28 states, according to the latest federal count.
The …
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By Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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6/2/26
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For years, Washington state enjoyed a level of economic prosperity that former governor and Challenge Seattle CEO Christine Gregoire says stakeholders can no longer take for granted.
“Our luck …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/1/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is rejecting a lead Republican’s proposal to temporarily suspend Washington’s cap-and-trade program to decrease prices at the pump.
In the last three months, retail …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/1/26
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Critics may not care for Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt’s plan to deal with the drug-addicted homeless population, but a taxpayers organization and an economist say it isn't a bad …
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By Chris Woodward / The Center Square contributor
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6/1/26
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A new ranking of how state agencies, utilities, school districts and other public agencies respond to public records requests show which ones are most responsive, and which ones have work to do.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/1/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging Washington state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
The case, Curtis v. Inslee, sought to challenge former …
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By Andrew Rice / The Center Square
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6/1/26
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Washington’s rural counties saw the largest drops in insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to extend subsidies that helped consumers …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/1/26
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The Trump administration sued four Democratic-led states Wednesday over the states’ refusal to grant undercover license plates to federal agents, marking the latest escalation between state …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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5/29/26
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A ginormous cost increase to construct a new bridge linking Washington and Oregon is forcing state leaders and program managers to rightsize public expectations for the megaproject.
And, some …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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5/29/26
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