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The Spotted Owl is again in the headlines again.
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., filed a resolution to reverse a Biden administration plan to kill nearly half a million North American Barred Owls …
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By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square
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11/3/25
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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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Let’s Go Washington, a political action committee founded by businessman Brian Heywood, launched two new initiatives to the state Legislature on Monday morning. One concerns parental rights, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/8/25
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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 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 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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Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, put rumors to bed on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, as he officially announced plans to become the next representative for Washington’s Third …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/12/25
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Washington’s most vulnerable Democrat in the U.S. House had a strong fundraising quarter in anticipation of a tough 2026 reelection.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania County, who is …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/28/25
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Chuck Rogers and Austin Rogers got slapped with a $204,000 fine from the Washington Department of Ecology for “unpermitted shoreline development along the Deschutes River near Yelm,” …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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7/22/25
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez may soon get a seasoned Republican challenger in her southwest Washington district. And it won’t be Joe Kent, the man she’s defeated twice.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/18/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signs budget boosting Washington state spending and taxes
The governor used his veto pen sparingly, to the delight of Democrats and the disappointment of Republicans
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/20/25
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On sine die, the last day of the Legislative session in Washington state, a major victory was achieved for the City of Yelm, its residents and those who commute through the region. State Rep. Andrew …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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4/29/25
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This year’s 105-day Washington state legislative session was in many ways a trudge.
There was a multibillion-dollar budget deficit to solve. Sharp debate on parental rights and …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/28/25
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Democrats in the Washington Legislature unveiled a budget deal Saturday that cuts spending and hikes taxes on thousands of businesses to maintain core public services and erase a projected …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/26/25
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State Rep. Matt Marshall welcomes differing opinions; they’re easy to come by when you’re a first-year Republican representative in a Democrat-led state Legislature. “I am not …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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4/15/25
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The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has canceled $3.9 million in grants to the Washington State Library, putting key programs and at least 30 jobs in jeopardy.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/13/25
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U.S. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, a Democrat representing Washington’s 10th Congressional District, had strong criticism for the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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3/25/25
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Only one thing could delay, and possibly derail, pay raises for state elected officials this year: a referendum.
A citizen commission approved a new salary schedule for members of the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/17/25
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Protesters held up signs and chanted as cars passed by during a “Protect Our Parks” protest along state Route 706 outside of the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park near …
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3/3/25
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The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred people showed up in frigid rain to rally against what they claim are efforts …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/17/25
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