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Opponents of Washington’s new income tax law plan Thursday to formally launch their legal challenge to the constitutionality of the controversial statute.
Attorneys and plaintiffs have …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/9/26
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A week after Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a nearly $80 billion budget, questions remain as to why he vetoed two grants that amounted to a molecule of the spending plan.
Ferguson and …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/9/26
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Washington state health inspectors have been trying for months to enter the Tacoma immigrant detention center amid longstanding concerns about the conditions there.
A federal appeals court …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/8/26
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The Spokane Valley City Council will consider banning cryptocurrency kiosks on Tuesday night as fraudsters scam victims out of their hard-earned savings with made-up emergencies.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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4/8/26
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Following the U.S. Department of Education’s rescission of multiple resolution agreements - based on claims that prior administrations broadened Title IX beyond its original scope - affected school …
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By Esther Wickham | The Center Square
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4/8/26
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It took the federal government months to properly serve attorneys for Washington in the Trump administration’s litigation to force the state to turn over its voter rolls.
But now the lawsuit …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/7/26
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Former Washington State Supreme Court Justice Phil Talmadge, a prominent Democrat, has joined a legal team preparing to challenge the newly-enacted income tax on households making $1 million or more, …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/7/26
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Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled the economy, the Mount Baker School District is facing a budget deficit exceeding $1 million, which local officials say …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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4/7/26
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A recall effort is quietly underway against Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson for failing to fill vacancies on the commission that enforces state campaign finance laws.
The petition to remove …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/7/26
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Federal immigration authorities arrested over 2,100 people in Washington between October and early March, according to newly released data.
This marks an intensification in President …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/6/26
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A group of sheriffs in eastern Washington filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a new law allowing unelected bureaucrats appointed by the governor to oust elected sheriffs from office.
Senate …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/6/26
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A Washington state lawmaker, who took a lot of heat after using the “R” word on the Senate floor to describe those with developmental disabilities, is feeling somewhat vindicated in the concerns …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/6/26
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Editor's Note: This is part of an ongoing Center Square series examining increases in Washington state spending over several years and determining what taxpayers' money is being used for by state …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/6/26
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President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots faced a fresh challenge on Friday, as a coalition of Democratic states filed a lawsuit seeking to block an order that experts say …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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4/6/26
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Washington sued the online prediction market platform Kalshi last week with claims that the company is violating state gambling laws.
Now, one of Kalshi’s partners is biting back.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/6/26
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Opponents of Washington’s new income tax asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to allow them to pursue a referendum in hopes of giving voters a shot at repealing the controversial new law this …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/6/26
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Four Eastern Washington sheriffs filed suit Friday seeking to block a new law that provides a path to remove sheriffs from office .
The sheriffs — John Nowels of Spokane County, Glenn …
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ByJake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/6/26
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Let’s Go Washington (LGW) announced in a news release Thursday it will file a lawsuit against Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs challenging the alleged improper use of a “necessity …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/4/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to build more homeless units before the World Cup begins in Seattle may be difficult to achieve, a City Council staff memo says.
While Wilson's goal was to …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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Starbucks is closing five stores in Seattle in the latest round of shuttered coffee shops, according to a file submitted to Washington state officials.
The new shutdowns come after the company …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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