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The political stars seemed aligned for the Washington State Legislature to pass a bill this session to rein in the governor’s emergency powers, with Republicans eager to pass reform legislation …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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Several bills regulating firearms survived Wednesday’s cutoff in the Washington State Legislature to consider bills in their house of origin. Other gun bills are likely dead this legislative …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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The Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill this week that attempts to fulfill a promise made years ago to the agricultural community under the Climate Commitment Act.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the chamber’s top Democrat.
“There’s still going to be …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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Tucked away in a corner of Washington’s Yakima Valley is the small town of Sunnyside, made up of roughly 17,000 residents, a majority of whom are Latino and some lack legal status.
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s point person for working with state lawmakers has resigned.
The key departure from Ferguson’s team comes as he heads into the final six weeks of his …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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The U.S. has paused negotiations with Canada on a keystone management plan that governs flood control, water supply and hydropower in the shared Columbia River Basin as President Donald Trump …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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3/14/25
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A controversial bill that describes itself as “promoting a safe and supportive public education system” was the subject of more than six hours of debate by lawmakers on Wednesday night …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/13/25
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As the Washington State House passed House Bill 1296 , which critics say undermine parental rights within the K-12 system, emails sent last month to Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, conveyed outrage …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/13/25
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Washington state has some of the worst-performing, least cost-effective roads and bridges in the nation, according to Reason Foundation’s “ 28th Annual Highway Report ," released …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/13/25
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A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.
But on Thursday, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the state would pitch in …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/13/25
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Lawmakers in the Washington Legislature spent the past week and a half passing bills off the House and Senate floors ahead of a Wednesday deadline.
Measures that didn’t make it …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero
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3/13/25
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Of the many priorities announced by Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler, several eliminate policies implemented by the Biden administration that diverted taxpayer money from …
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By Bethany Blankley / The Center Square
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3/13/25
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The Washington State House of Representatives passed revamped legislation Tuesday aimed at improving public safety funding by allowing cities and towns to establish a new 0.1% sales tax without voter …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/13/25
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State senators delivered a resounding message Wednesday that a looming budget shortfall cannot deter them from upping special education funding for Washington public schools.
On a 48-0 vote, the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/12/25
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A Washington state school district just outside of Spokane is calling for federal intervention regarding a state-mandated gender-inclusive sports policy.
The Mead School Board has sent letters …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/12/25
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Prices for air pollution allowances under Washington’s cap-and-trade law climbed again at the state’s first auction of the year.
The Department of Ecology said allowances the state …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/12/25
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The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers . The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may now be rehired if they were fired or …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/12/25
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As safety concerns over the Sig Sauer P320 handgun continue to mount, a growing number of police departments across the United States are rethinking their use of the popular semiautomatic firearm.
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By Amanda Hernández / States Newsroom
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3/12/25
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Washington state bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state advances in Legislature
A bill that would give the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from deploying in Washington, unless they are mobilized by the president, passed the state House on …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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