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Washington’s governor and attorney general are both criticizing a federal proposal to lift restrictions on construction, logging, and mining on millions of acres of federal forestland.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/24/25
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In response to the Trump administration cutting off support for zero-emission vehicles, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and the Washington state Department of Ecology announced in a recent news release …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Cascade PBS recently announced restructuring plans after Congress’s complete defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in July, a news release from PBS stated.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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A wildland firefighter who was arrested by immigration agents while fighting a wildfire in Washington state has been released from detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his attorneys …
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By Alex Brown / States Newsroom
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9/24/25
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A new report from Portland State University found that budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s new spending bill threaten nearly half of federal funding allocated to federally recognized …
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By Melanie Henshaw / InvestigateWest
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9/24/25
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Let’s Go Washington, the conservative political action committee behind two new initiative campaigns, says signature gatherers had petitions stolen and were intimidated and threatened in three …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/24/25
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A Washington agency that manages the state’s lawsuit payouts is seeking a one-time infusion of nearly $570 million to address skyrocketing liability costs.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/24/25
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The U.S. Department of Defense quietly changed its timeline for cleaning up toxic forever chemicals contaminating groundwater at two military bases in Oregon and Washington, delaying the process by …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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9/23/25
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In June, the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council’s revenue forecast anticipated that state coffers would run dry by 2027 despite record revenue levels and following the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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9/23/25
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The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, dealt a blow last week to a Colorado company that plans to build what would be the state’s largest wind and solar …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/23/25
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Projected tax collections in Washington continue to fall steeply, with declines totaling more than $500 million since the governor signed off on billions of dollars in tax increases earlier this year …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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Washington’s secretary of state on Tuesday denied the Trump administration’s request for personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls, saying to hand over the data …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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Washington will continue to collect data on major industrial greenhouse gas emissions despite the Trump administration’s recent move to end the requirement that major polluters report their …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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9/23/25
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A year after her unsuccessful bid for Congress, former Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has accepted a job as the president and CEO of a forest conservation nonprofit.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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Washington’s most competitive legislative contest this fall is shaping up as a referendum on how to change the direction that majority Democrats in the Legislature are steering the state.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson has launched a campaign to increase the number of students who complete free applications for federal student aid to attend college and other education programs after high …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/22/25
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Washington Parents Network has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, alleging the nonprofit has been “making …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/22/25
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As the grieving widow of Charlie Kirk delivered a heartbreaking message about her late husband during a Sunday memorial in Glendale, Ariz., that drew tens of thousands, a crowd of more than 500 …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/22/25
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) announced a multistate emphasis patrol Sept. 22 in honor of fallen Trooper Christopher Gadd.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/22/25
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Two significant events this month advanced Washington state on its path toward linking its carbon market with the established systems of California and Quebec, Canada.
California extended its …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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9/20/25
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