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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson will be without his top policy adviser through the rest of the year.
Policy Director Sahar Fathi went on leave July 1 and will not return before Jan. 1, a …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/25/25
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When California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his plan to retaliate if Republican-led Texas redrew its congressional districts to favor the GOP, he affirmed his support for less partisan maps …
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Jonathan Shorman / Washington State Standard
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8/24/25
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In summer 2022, Brandon Montesi told a King County judge that he had no guns. His ex-wife, afraid for the lives of her family members and herself, said it was a lie.
Montesi’s ex-wife had …
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Kelsey Turner / InvestigateWest
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8/24/25
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Homelessness is still on the rise in Washington, but data collected by the state Department of Commerce shows that the growth rate across much of the state slowed last year.
This comes as …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/23/25
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When the Peninsula School District implemented one of Washington’s first bans on cellphones in the classroom two years ago, Keyna Houston said it could not have come soon enough.
“I …
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By Conor Wilson / Murrow News
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8/22/25
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According to event officials, a July 26 event held at Donald Eismann Elementary School, part of the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District in Washington state, that included a “Drag Queen Story …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/22/25
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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the Washington Legislature have pushed in recent months to reassess how the state Department of Corrections shares information with federal immigration authorities.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/22/25
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White Hawk Carriers, an interstate freight carrier in Ceres, Calif., is under investigation along with one of its drivers facing three charges of vehicular homicide in Florida.
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By Alan Wooten / The Center Square
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8/20/25
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This week, the Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an effort to check the immigration status of people who get their health insurance through …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / States Newsroom
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8/20/25
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Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the U.S. Postal Service $33,000 this week for improperly storing and disposing of packages containing dangerous wastes at its Seattle Bulk Mail …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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Washington state should be allowed to enforce health and safety standards at the embattled immigrant detention center in Tacoma, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The decision overturns a …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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Lawsuit claims former Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz mishandled abuse allegations
A woman who worked previously for Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is suing the agency and former state lands commissioner Hilary Franz, accusing them of allowing a top attorney at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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With his old personal restored fire truck parked on display, family, friends and various local and federal officials who worked with the late Bucoda Mayor Robert “Rob” Gordon attended a …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/19/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is defending the state’s noncitizen workers' protections law despite U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s threats of criminal charges against him if the state …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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8/19/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson swiped back Tuesday in response to threats from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to withhold federal funding and potentially prosecute officials if they fail to cooperate …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/19/25
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The Washington state Department of Revenue this week announced it was sending out notices to customers explaining the recent expansion of retail sales related taxes that went into effect at the end …
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Nisqually Valley News Staff
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8/19/25
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The Yelm City Council failed to adopt Thurston County’s hazardous waste management plan after several councilors discussed “inaccurate” population growth estimates for the city …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/19/25
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The Trump administration is once again pressuring liberal cities and states to cooperate with deportation efforts, despite previous setbacks in court.
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters …
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By Tim Henderson / States Newsroom
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8/19/25
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Police in Washington are sometimes waiting over a year for the state to test firearms evidence, as the Washington State Patrol deals with a growing backlog.
For the past four years, the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/18/25
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BILOXI, Miss. — The Trump administration is developing a powerful data tool it claims will let states identify noncitizens registered to vote. But Democratic critics and data experts warn it …
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By Jonathan Shorman / Stateline
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8/18/25
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