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While recent remarks made at meetings and in reports by the State Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council accuse the trucking industry of undermining efforts to transition to electric commercial …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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7/1/25
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Motorists in Washington state are experiencing gas prices higher than the national average, in contrast to declining gas prices across much of the rest of the nation in recent months.
As of …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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7/1/25
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Several members of the community took to the podium during a Yelm School Board meeting on Thursday, June 26 to voice their displeasure with Policy 5310 and how Yelm Community Schools is handling its …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/1/25
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After 35 years, the Pediatric Interim Care Center in Kent – the only specialized medical facility in western Washington caring for drug-exposed babies – stopped accepting new intakes on …
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Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/1/25
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The U.S. Army is looking to shutter more than two dozen military museums, including Washington’s “gem” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Pierce County.
Lewis Army Museum is …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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7/1/25
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Fee hikes for hunting and fishing licenses, workplace protections for immigrants and increased requirements for gun dealers are among the Washington state laws going into effect July 1.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/30/25
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As part of the solution to addressing the ongoing opioid epidemic, a Washington Health Care Authority work group has released recommendations that include turning the state into a drug supplier of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/30/25
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State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is very concerned about potential education cuts from the federal government, but says the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is not …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/30/25
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Two firefighters have been killed and another is injured after crews in North Idaho responded to emergency calls of a brush fire and a shooter opened fire on their response.
Kootenai Health …
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By Christina Lords / Idaho Capital Sun
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6/30/25
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Washington’s century-old fuel tax is going up again.
On Tuesday, the gasoline tax will rise by 6 cents a gallon, the first increase in nine years for the primary revenue source …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/30/25
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The plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Washington state’s down-payment assistance program for people who faced racial housing discrimination aren’t giving up hope, even after being dealt a …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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6/28/25
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The only medical facility focused on caring for drug-exposed babies in western Washington is pleading for help after Gov. Bob Ferguson vetoed its funding and the state abruptly canceled its …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/28/25
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A political committee that helped defeat last year’s ballot measure to repeal a Washington climate law was fined $20,000 on Thursday for not disclosing how it spent $1 million until after the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/27/25
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Washington utilities, tribes, counties and others have spent years planning how to use the state’s $1.2 billion chunk of a federal program to improve high-speed internet access.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/27/25
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday in a major decision reined in nationwide injunctions by some lower courts that had blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order barring …
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By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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6/27/25
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In an 8-1 decision, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Office of Financial Management was justified in withholding certain contract negotiation documents related to collective …
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Brett Davis | The Center Square
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6/26/25
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Washington state refused to comply with the federal government’s recent request for personal data on residents who receive or apply for food stamps.
The U.S. Department of …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/26/25
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Despite passing the largest tax increase in state history amid record revenue levels, Washington state’s wallet may be empty by the end of the 2025-27 biennium, according to a new report by the …
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TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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6/25/25
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A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate federal funding for electric vehicle chargers in Washington and more than a dozen other states.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/25/25
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It has been 25 days since Travis Decker picked up his three young daughters for an afternoon visit, then allegedly ended their lives by asphyxiation near a campground in Chelan County.
Since …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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6/25/25
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