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Rep. Michael Baumgartner held his first town hall on Monday in Republic as he campaigns for re-election.
Baumgartner held the meeting at Republic Elementary School on Monday evening as part of a …
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By Monica Carrillo-Casas / Washington State Standard
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5/7/26
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Washington state Democrats are wrestling with whether to join the redistricting battles unfolding across the country.
There’s no immediate push to redraw the state’s congressional map. But …
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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5/7/26
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WOODINVILLE — For four straight years, at least parts of Washington have been in a drought, as snowpack has failed to meet historical norms amid climate change.
This year, all of …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/6/26
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A new report finds Washington state ranks near the bottom in the nation when it comes to financial literacy education for high school students.
WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/6/26
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Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families has lost a bid to have a lawsuit against the agency dismissed, and is moving this month to amend the policy that got them sued.
A …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/6/26
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A new survey shows the number of employers looking to move their business out of Washington rose to 24%, up from 17% in the prior quarter and nearly triple the number reported in the Association of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/26
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A majority of voters are considering leaving Spokane, citing taxes, questionable leadership and public safety issues as the reasons, according to a recent survey by Greater Spokane Incorporated.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/6/26
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Tory Starr is worried about the people who get medical care at Open Door Community Health Centers along California’s North Coast.
“They’re the folks that work at restaurants. They’re the …
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By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News
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5/6/26
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If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. For the youth helpline, call or text 888-537-1634 or make a report online at HearMeWa.org. For the Suicide & Crisis …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/6/26
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A day after the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal seeking a referendum on the state’s new income tax, one of the key players in the legal challenge to come is expressing …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/5/26
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A Washington Supreme Court commissioner on Tuesday declined to pause a judge’s ruling that blocked a new law setting stricter qualifications for sheriffs.
Deputy Commissioner Walter Burton …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/5/26
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Former Washington state lawmaker Eric Robertson, who served two stints in the Legislature decades apart, died April 24. He was 62.
Robertson, a former House Republican caucus chair, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/5/26
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Federal agencies say they have yet to take steps to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, as the Department of Justice fights a Democrat-led lawsuit against …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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5/5/26
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Two companies that manufacture the abortion pill drug mifepristone were on Monday granted an administrative stay on lower-court rulings that sought to heavily restrict access to the abortion pill.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/4/26
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An appeal to the Washington State Supreme Court to allow a referendum effort on the new income tax law to proceed was denied on Monday.
The political group Let’s Go Washington initially filed …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/4/26
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Washington drivers are facing a brutal spring at the pump as gasoline prices in the state shatter all-time records, driven by a combination of the state's carbon policy and gas taxes, along with …
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By Andrew Paxton and Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/4/26
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Due to a global shortage of petroleum-based materials, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and its 600 license dealer locations will no longer sell waterproof, tear …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) on Sunday released 20 minutes of bodycam footage from last week’s fatal officer-involved shooting in the Olympia area.
Three TCSO deputies shot …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/4/26
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Washington’s Supreme Court on Monday denied a conservative political committee’s request to pursue an attempt to repeal the state’s new income tax law with a referendum this fall.
The …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/4/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case over whether the government can discipline doctors for what they say publicly.
The case, Stockton v. Brown, challenged the Washington Medical …
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By Andrew Rice / The Center Square
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5/4/26
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