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Washington state needs to build more than one million housing units over the next two decades, but one proposal intends to clear the way by repealing the state’s minimum parking requirements.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/24/25
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With less than 100 votes dealing failure for Battle Ground Public Schools’ Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) replacement levy in the Feb. 11 special election, the Battle Ground …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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2/24/25
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Prairie’s Faith Tarrant made history, becoming Clark County’s first four-time state champion wrestler, while Woodland’s Couly McReynolds and La Center’s Isaac Chromey capped …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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2/24/25
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A snowmobiler with a serious leg injury was rescued Monday, Feb. 17, after an avalanche on Mount St. Helens, according to the Volcano Rescue Team (VRT).
At about 2 p.m., three …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/24/25
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Nearly 15 years ago, Washington state lawmakers approved a plan to make a state-funded early learning program an entitlement for all low-income families who qualify.
Since then, that plan …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/24/25
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President Donald Trump has identified state and local law enforcement agencies as being pivotal in his plans to deport millions of undocumented people from the U.S. But the extent of how his …
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By Moe K. Clark, InvestigateWest and Farah Eltohamy, Cascade PBS
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2/23/25
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Holly Koon struggles every day in her ninth grade biology classes to help students achieve, but sometimes it seems like a losing battle. Chronic absenteeism, growing class sizes and fewer classroom …
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By Taylor Richmond / Washington State Journal
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2/23/25
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It will cost more to visit a state park next year if a proposal in the state Legislature wins approval.
Senate Bill 5390, proposed by Sen. Derek Stanford, R-Bothell, increases the cost of a …
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By Juan Jocom / Washington State Journal
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2/23/25
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Cowlitz County Coroner Dana Tucker reports 10 overdose deaths occurred between Jan. 1 and Feb. 4, five of which happened within a day and a half.
They included a 15-year-old Longview resident …
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Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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2/22/25
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Bills dealing with cow burps, the state flag, and changes to police traffic stop standards are among the first to land in the legislative graveyard this year in Olympia.
This session, …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/22/25
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Legislation to rein in the governor’s emergency powers passed out of a Washington State Senate committee Friday, but not before majority party Democrats adopted a striking amendment that some …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Voters typically expect higher standards from law enforcement, but one proposal to align expectations across different levels would also allow Washington state to decertify an elected sheriff and …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Amazon faces a potential class-action lawsuit on accusations the company violated a groundbreaking Washington law meant to protect the privacy of consumer health data.
It’s the first …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/21/25
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Increasing taxes on cigarettes, cigars and vapor products could be on the buffet of revenue-raising options Washington lawmakers consider to erase a looming budget shortfall.
Legislation …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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2/21/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Thursday confirmed six days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Monday, Feb. 24.
“We had some …
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2/21/25
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Washington state needs to build more than one million housing units over the next two decades, but one proposal intends to clear the way by repealing the state’s minimum parking requirements.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Friday marks a critical cutoff date for bills in the Washington State Legislature. This means bills must pass through a policy committee in their house of origin, or they are likely dead for the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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A popular hiking trail along the Snoqualmie River has been closed indefinitely amid cuts to the U.S. Forest Service Agency.
A recent social media post showed a sign at the entrance of the …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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About half a dozen employees at each of Washington’s three national parks are believed to have been laid off as part of the Trump administration’s government-wide push to slash …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/20/25
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The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the CARES Act’s 30-day eviction notice requirement for subsidized housing only applies to instances of nonpayment of rent.
The decision …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/20/25
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