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It’s now illegal in Washington to buy or sell English ivy, the fast-growing, climbing vine that can weaken and kill trees and overtake native plants.
The Washington State Department of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/15/25
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More migrants were flown out of King County’s Boeing Field during the first six months of this year than all of last year as the Trump administration has moved to drastically ramp up …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/15/25
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The Trump administration must allow refugees to enter the United States from countries covered by the president’s travel ban, a federal judge in Seattle ruled Monday.
U.S. District Court …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/15/25
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Two bellwether legislative races in Washington are drawing heavy spending early by private sector forces and the state Republican Party.
As of Monday, political committees funded largely by …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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7/15/25
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Washington state faces deficit spending by 2028 as lawmakers just hit taxpayers with the state's largest combined tax increase – all driven by massive state spending increases over the past …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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7/14/25
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A Republican-led effort to make Washington residents prove they are U.S. citizens before receiving a ballot is hitting the streets.
Backers of an initiative requiring a person to provide proof …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/14/25
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Alejandra Guzman-Mercado was just weeks away from graduating college – the first in her family to do so – when a judge denied her father’s request to remain in the United States and …
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By Monica Carrillo-Casas / Murrow News
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7/12/25
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Washington state ranks highest in the nation for adjusted pay among elementary, middle and high school teachers, according to USAFacts , based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/11/25
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An Island County, Wash., election observer has been convicted of a felony over his refusal to wear a mask last year when policy was established by the county auditor due to a high rate of COVID-19 …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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7/11/25
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The Trump administration has agreed to not distribute devices that turn semi-automatic rifles into machine guns in Washington and other states where they are illegal.
More than a dozen states …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/11/25
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Members of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee differed along party lines at a Thursday hearing about how the U.S. Forest Service should partner with states and how the federal …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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7/11/25
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Officials are warning that the megabill passed last week will likely raise Washington households’ electricity costs and eliminate thousands of jobs in Washington’s clean energy and …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/11/25
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Less than a month after President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum revoking a Biden-era agreement regarding the potential removal of the Lower Snake River dams in southeastern Washington …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/10/25
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After a Fox News interview raised the possibility of Alaska building a “Bear Alcatraz” Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, the office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy said on …
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By Corinne Smith / The Alaska Beacon
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7/10/25
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WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid, setting …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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7/10/25
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Washington’s Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson and Senate Republican Leader John Braun have teamed up to persuade voters to let the state make stock market investments with tax dollars collected for …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/10/25
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New Hampshire Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order that would rewrite the constitutional right to …
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By Ariana Figueroa / The Washington State Standard
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7/10/25
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In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, big oil companies – including ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and Shell – are facing a climate change wrongful death lawsuit from the family of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/9/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson vowed Wednesday to use state dollars to plug a hole Republicans left by barring Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood services in their sweeping tax cut and spending …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/9/25
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A rural central Washington hospital is warning of devastating consequences from the Medicaid cuts the Republican-led Congress passed last week.
For years, Astria Health has worked to find …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/9/25
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