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Washington’s Tumwater School District faces a federal investigation from the Trump administration over allowing a transgender athlete from an opposing team to compete in a girls’ high …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray will skip President Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, saying in a statement he is “spitting in the face of the law.”
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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Attorneys for a former Armenian refugee held in the federal immigrant detention center in Tacoma say he has been unable to get medical treatment for months, leaving his family worried he could soon …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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This article was first published by TVW.
State lawmakers in Olympia are again debating a plan to establish a road usage charge for funding state highways. Supporters say the change would be more …
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By Mike McClanahan / TVW
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3/3/25
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School districts across Washington state would receive more funding for materials, supplies and operating costs, known as MSOC, under a bill that passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/1/25
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More legislation fell by the wayside Friday in the Washington Legislature, including bills on signature gathering for ballot initiatives, free school meals and ballot box tampering.
Friday …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/1/25
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The state Senate passed a bill Friday afternoon to make religious leaders mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Supporters say the move is crucial to protecting children from harm, …
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By Albert James / Murrow News
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3/1/25
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Despite pleas from across the state, lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that could allow homeless individuals to sue over the “objective reasonableness” of local camping bans.
House …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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A bill to have the Legislature evaluate how to modernize Washington state’s alcohol tax system passed out of executive session in the Senate Way & Means Committee without recommendation on …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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Washington state lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday requiring a “permit-to-purchase” to buy and possess firearms.
The Appropriations Committee approved House Bill 1163 on Thursday, …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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More than three years ago, tax protester and initiative sponsor Tim Eyman was fined millions of dollars stemming from Public Disclosure Commission campaign finance violations in 2012.
Now, a …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and Gov. Bob Ferguson are named in a Title IX complaint resolution filed Friday by Washington Parents Network.
WPN is a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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An online privacy bill that critics contend undermines parental rights is set for executive session Friday in the Senate Ways & Means Committee.
Senate Bill 5708 , sponsored by Sen. Noel …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/27/25
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House Democrats in the Washington state Legislature want to align standards across law enforcement, but the approach passed out of committee Wednesday would allow state agencies to decertify elected …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/27/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled a plan for about $4 billion in budget cuts Thursday as officials look for fixes to a state balance sheet that is billions of dollars in the red.
This scrub …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/27/25
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Microsoft and Amazon are among the wealthiest companies in the world, each with a market capitalization of well over $2 trillion, but a bill out of Washington could trim off some cash to save the …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/27/25
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Although bills proposing a road usage charge failed to clear their original committees prior to last Friday's legislative cutoff date, one ranking House Transportation Committee member is saying …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/27/25
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Republicans in the Washington state Legislature say Democrats are exaggerating the size of the projected four-year operating budget shortfall to justify proposed tax increases.
The amount of the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/26/25
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Two domestic cats in Washington state have been infected with bird flu after eating raw pet food.
The state Department of Agriculture confirmed the virus in both animals based on test …
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By: Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/26/25
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Plans to offer free breakfast and lunch to all public school students in Washington appear shaky ahead of a Friday deadline in the state Legislature.
About 70% of students in the state’s …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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2/26/25
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