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A Republican Washington state senator refused to apologize for using an offensive term during floor debate Wednesday to refer to people with developmental disabilities.
Debating legislation to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/5/26
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Washington’s cap-and-trade program could soon link with carbon markets in California and Quebec, a move that agency officials say would decrease and stabilize decarbonization costs.
The state …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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3/5/26
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The votes weren’t there yet late Wednesday for Democrats’ income tax bill in the Washington state House.
Democratic members are withholding support for the proposed income tax on …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/5/26
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The Washington state Senate has passed a House bill creating greater oversight over a state program offering various forms of financial assistance to certain ethnic groups following reports of misuse …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/4/26
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Cities and counties across Washington state would have no choice but to allow the development of STEP housing if House Bill 2266 passes the Legislature. STEP housing is Shelters, Transitional, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/4/26
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House lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that would change how the state reimburses providers under the Working Connections Child Care program to save $100 million in 2027.
WCCC is a state …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/4/26
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The Senate narrowly passed a bill Tuesday to reduce and delay some education payments to save Olympia money, despite plans to expand state spending by $2 billion amid a $2.3 billion budget shortfall …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/4/26
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The cost of a firearm background check fee is expected to climb in Washington if House Bill 2521 passes the Senate.
The bill, which removes the cap on fees the Washington State Patrol can charge …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/4/26
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Gary Parker, a restaurant owner and philanthropist, confirmed in a phone interview Tuesday he plans to run as a Republican for the 26th Legislative District state Senate position currently held by …
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By Conor Wilson / Murrow News
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3/4/26
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Washington lawmakers are considering raising the state’s cigarette tax for the first time since 2010, to $5 per pack.
Currently, the total state tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes is just …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/4/26
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Washington state’s attorney general is asking the courts to reject an order from the federal government to keep the last coal-burning generator at TransAlta Centralia operating.
Attorney …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/4/26
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A prohibition on law enforcement covering their faces, motivated by masked federal immigration agents, is one step closer to becoming Washington law.
The state House passed the legislation …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/4/26
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Nine days remain in the 2026 legislative session in Olympia, and the proposed income tax has yet to reach the House floor and reports circulating late Tuesday suggest it may not reach the floor this …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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The Washington state House of Representatives has passed a Senate bill that would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings in public and on duty. The bill also creates a civil …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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The Washington state House Appropriations Committee has advanced a bill concerning a federal drug pricing program known as the 340B Program that one committee member described as a “a cash …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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A patchwork of “immigration enforcement free zones” will soon land in Spokane under ordinances passed Monday by local officials that also ban detention facilities on private property.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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In what is widely viewed as a major victory for parents’ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to pause a lower court injunction, allowing a ruling to stand that blocks California …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the income tax Democratic state lawmakers are pressing to approve in the next nine days might have to wait until next year.
The governor and …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/26
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A $100 million grant program funded by Washington taxpayers in 2025 to boost law enforcement hiring and training has yet to be accessed by cities and counties across the state.
Some local …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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Big technology companies scored a win in Olympia on Monday, as a sweeping bill to regulate data centers lapsed in the Washington state Legislature.
House Bill 2515 would have required data …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/26
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