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Washington state is currently forecast to run out of money by 2027 and experience a fiscal deficit by 2028 despite the largest tax increase in state history this session, in addition to record …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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7/28/25
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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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U.S. Rep. Adam Smith has been around in Washington state politics a long time.
A moderate Democrat, he’s been in Congress since 1997, and before that, served in the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/27/25
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The nation’s largest nurses’ union is blasting Kaiser Permanente for pausing gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 starting next month, due to pending litigation and pressure …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/25/25
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President Donald Trump’s new executive order is a sharp blow to Washington state municipalities’ Housing First strategies, with potential loss of federal funding if they do not adhere to …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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7/25/25
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday it’ll soon release billions in Education Department funding that has been frozen for weeks, delaying disbursements to K-12 schools …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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7/25/25
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If state funding for forest health and wildfire prevention isn’t ramped back up in the next legislative session, it could hinder efforts to prevent severe fires in the coming years, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/25/25
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The Volcano Rescue Team (VRT) was dispatched to Ape Cave south of Mount St. Helens on Wednesday, July 23, to assist a child and father in distress.
The pair had reportedly attempted to climb out …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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New Hampshire Democratic U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander’s amendment to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), backed by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, passed the House …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering.
These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws set to take effect …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/25/25
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An amendment to the 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently passed the House …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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Washington state Rep. Shaun Scott was fined $11,000 on Thursday for not disclosing properly how much he raised and spent as he ran for office last year, and using campaign funds to pay for haircuts.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/25/25
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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is changing its “athlete safety policy,” pledging to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order protecting “opportunities for …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/24/25
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday agreed with a Seattle judge’s decision to universally block President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
The …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/23/25
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Last month, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council reported that Washington faced running out of money by 2027. With the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the …
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By TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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7/23/25
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Despite presidential authority, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called on Republicans on Wednesday to block the Trump administration’s tariffs and return to free trade.
Murray …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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7/23/25
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On Wednesday, a former Washington State University criminology Ph.D. student who brutally murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022 was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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7/23/25
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Branden Trager, of Brush Prairie, and his guiding company Mayhem Services LLC pleaded guilty this week in federal court in Tacoma to violating the Lacey Act.
In pleading guilty, Trager admitted …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/23/25
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, has been named a recipient of the Infrastructure Champion Award by the Washington State Public Works Board, recognizing his legislative leadership and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/23/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, recently introduced the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act, which aims to connect young people with careers and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/23/25
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