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Washington state House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon acknowledged he was intoxicated during a Wednesday night committee hearing on budget legislation.
The Seattle Democrat admitted to drinking …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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2/26/26
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Last fall, Washington and other Western states issued their own vaccine recommendations in a sharp rejection of federal policy that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/26/26
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The heftiest budget cuts Washington Democratic lawmakers are proposing this year focus on day care subsidies for low-income families.
In the initial House and Senate budget plans, this paring of …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/26/26
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Several farming groups, including Whatcom County-based Save Family Farming, have sent a letter to Washington state leaders regarding recent data indicating the state ranks last in farmer take-home …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/25/26
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Some of the most prominent chambers of commerce and business associations in Washington state are advising caution around proposals to increase state spending by roughly $2 billion.
The state …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/25/26
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Washington State Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh, who also serves in the state House of Representatives, says majority party Democrats pushing ahead with an income tax bill is “an insult to the …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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2/25/26
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Pursuit of a tougher drunk driving law in Washington has run out of gas.
Senate Bill 5067 to lower the legal limit for driving drunk stalled in the House Community Safety Committee on …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington state Standard
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2/25/26
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Legislation aimed at reining in Washington's growing tort liability appears to be dead, at least for this year.
In recent years, state lawmakers have sought to curb the state's drastic increase …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/25/26
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A Washington state bill that would expand the investigative powers of the state Attorney General’s Office cleared the Senate Law & Justice Committee, but only after it was amended to narrow its …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/25/26
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Democrats’ main attempt to reduce skyrocketing lawsuit payouts by the state and local governments isn’t moving forward in the Washington Legislature this year.
Lawmakers were looking to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/25/26
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Republican state Rep. Michelle Valdez of Gig Harbor said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection to the Washington Legislature, saying personal priorities and her legislative district’s evolving …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/25/26
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An impending tax in Washington state targeting private jets could be grounded just days before its scheduled takeoff.
The Democratically-controlled Washington Legislature approved the new luxury …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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2/25/26
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Members of the House Finance Committee on Tuesday held another contentious and lengthy public hearing on a proposed income tax for Washington state.
Senate Bill 6346 , also known as the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/24/26
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U.S. Sen Maria Cantwell, a Washington state Democrat, will register a protest of President Donald Trump’s attempt to exert more control over election infrastructure by bringing her state’s …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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2/24/26
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Money from Washington’s new $100 million program to boost police hiring has yet to reach cities and counties.
Local officials have been frustrated with the rollout of the grants …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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2/24/26
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(The Center Square) A pension advocacy group is threatening a lawsuit if the state Legislature passes a bill to take money from a pension plan, which is projected to be overfunded and closed to new …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/24/26
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(The Center Square) - The House Committee on Community Safety voted to advance a bill that would allow foreign nationals to become law enforcement officers and deputy prosecutors, as well as …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/24/26
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Money from Washington’s new $100 million program to boost police hiring has yet to reach cities and counties.
Local officials have been frustrated with the rollout of the grants …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/24/26
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Dave Larson is coming out of retirement to again run for a seat on the Washington Supreme Court.
On Monday morning, he announced his intention to campaign for Position 5 on the state’s highest …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/23/26
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House and Senate Democrats released their supplemental budget proposals on Sunday, offering two plans to fill a multi-billion-dollar deficit while ultimately increasing total spending.
Gov. Bob …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/23/26
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