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Colleen Melody is officially the Washington state Supreme Court’s newest justice.
Melody is replacing retired Justice Mary Yu, a trailblazing jurist appointed in 2014. Gov. Bob Ferguson …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday requested the Trump administration approve a major disaster declaration to open up federal funding in response to the historic flooding that beset the state last …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/26
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Protesters held anti-ICE and anti-Trump signs during the Free America Walkout at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The “Free America” protests were being held …
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1/21/26
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If lawmakers want to clamp down on citizen initiatives, Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, says they should be willing to follow the same rules themselves.
In a news release, Walsh …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/26
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The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has ordered Puget Sound Energy to start itemizing costs from Washington's Climate Commitment Act on customer bills by June 2026.
The CCA …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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A bill that changes the state's initiative process was touted by supporters as stopping aggressive signature gatherers and wealthy special interests on Tuesday, but critics dubbed it …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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Several proposals intended to pose barriers to federal immigration enforcement received hearings on Tuesday after Gov. Bob Ferguson urged support for a related mask ban last week.
Ferguson …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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In a win for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’ Medicaid data to find …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / States Newsroom
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1/21/26
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Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org .
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By Shalina Chatlani / States Newsroom
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1/21/26
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The Washington Legislature is again considering empowering local governments to tax short-term housing rentals, much to the irritation of homeowners who rent out their properties on platforms like …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/26
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Reviews are in for Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s debut budget blueprint. They are mostly two thumbs down.
In the course of six hours of public hearings over three days last week, dozens of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/19/26
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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be transferring 25 surplus wildland fire engines at no cost to fire districts in wildfire-prone communities around Washington state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/19/26
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The City of Olympia reaffirmed its commitment to equity last week with three proclamations to a packed city council chambers recognizing several national days of observance.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/19/26
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the Washington state Senate and House of Representatives have introduced bills to begin crowdfunding to support additional efforts to control an invasive sea …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/19/26
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Washington Policy Center and the Citizen Action Defense Fund are applying more pressure in their lawsuit that hopes to force the Department of Ecology to produce climate data as required by the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/19/26
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A Washington Republican lawmaker, who has spent several years trying to garner support for a commission on boys and men, feels her legislation has been coopted by the other party, with vastly …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/19/26
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Legislation that would provide large subsidies for power hookup to Washington industries focusing on alternative energy options cleared the state House Thursday, but not before passionate testimony …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/19/26
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The Trump administration has launched a series of investigations into various public schools and state departments of education across the country over Title IX allegations related to the …
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By Esther Wickham / The Center Square
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1/19/26
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Congress this week approved a $3.2 billion budget for the Hanford nuclear reservation’s cleanup in fiscal 2026 — a more than $200 million increase from the prior two years.
That is more than …
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By John Stang / The Washington State Standard
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1/19/26
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Avery Ping had a knack for noticing who in a room might be having a bad day and checking in on them. He wanted to be a psychiatrist.
But the Olympia teen was addicted to his screen, his …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/19/26
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