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Let there be light.
When Washington state lawmakers return to Olympia for the 2027 legislative session, natural light will again shine on the House and Senate chambers.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/19/26
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In an encouraging sign for road safety, traffic deaths in Washington fell significantly for the second year in a row in 2025, according to state data released Tuesday.
Washington saw 659 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/19/26
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A federal judge has rejected a request to ditch political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago.
Now, opponents are waiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will …
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5/18/26
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Theo Angelis is Washington’s newest state Supreme Court justice.
While he has been on the court for about six weeks, Angelis was formally sworn in Monday in a ceremony at the Temple of Justice …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/18/26
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For the first time since The Center Square obtained exclusive documents revealing how Democratic supporters of Washington’s new income tax worked behind the scenes with the Washington Attorney …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/18/26
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For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged by allegations she improperly used her cachet as a lawmaker and cash from her prior campaigns to assist two nonprofit organizations, one of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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5/18/26
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Despite sitting $34.5 billion short on a 2016 voter-approved system expansion, Sound Transit still has millions to spend on billboard advertising.
The Board of Directors will consider punting …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/16/26
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A Seattle City Council Committee is directing Mayor Katie Wilson to make a recommendation by Aug. 1 as to the fate of the troubled King County Regional Homeless Authority.
The resolution …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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5/16/26
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Desperate to get a handle on rising property insurance costs driven by natural disasters, some state lawmakers are opening up a new line of attack in the effort to force oil companies to bear the …
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By Alex Brown / Stateline
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5/16/26
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A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students.
Thurston County …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/15/26
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Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, made a campaign stop on the outskirts of the Third Congressional District on Wednesday, May 14, at the Skookumchuck Grange in Tenino, speaking to …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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5/15/26
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“Everybody is leaving.”
Washington AI startup entrepreneur Jesse Proudman said in a Thursday interview with The Center Square that he's had enough, and he's not alone.
The Venice.ai …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/15/26
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Food stamp enrollment in Washington state fell sharply between last summer and early this year amid federal cuts to the program and as fewer immigrants accessed benefits.
The decline here is …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/15/26
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Washington Attorney General's Office officials described the state Supreme Court as “favorable a venue as we’re likely to get” to thwart a referendum on a new millionaire's tax, according to …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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5/14/26
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From mandatory police trainings to millions of dollars in state spending to close the “digital divide,” Washington agencies are struggling to prove whether major programs are working.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/14/26
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The federal government announced Wednesday it’s reimbursing the Washington state health department $263 million for costs responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The money is part of $538 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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When a 7-year-old girl, caught in the middle of a custody battle, said that her uncle raped her and that her dad didn’t protect her, Angela Rinaldo wasn’t convinced.
Rinaldo, a guardian ad …
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By Kelsey Turner/InvestigateWest
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5/14/26
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State officials say eastern Washington forests are “overstocked” following years of fire exclusion policies and management practices that have left drier areas ripe for serious wildfires.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/14/26
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It’s going to be another tough year for Washington farmers, who were already facing record-low worldwide commodity prices.
While consumers benefit from lower prices on things like wheat …
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By Donna Gordon Blankinship / Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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A federal judge is weighing whether to toss redrawn political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago, a move that state officials warn would take “a wrecking ball” to …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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