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Spokane Public Schools adopted a standalone immigration policy on Wednesday that requires federal agents to obtain the superintendent’s permission to access the district’s property.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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6/4/26
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Signature-gatherers for an initiative to ditch Washington’s new income tax did steady business at a Tumwater church Wednesday afternoon.
Seated under a tent outside The Remnant church, a …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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6/4/26
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Following a chemical tank implosion that killed 11 people at a mill in Longview, Washington, the plant’s owner said Wednesday it would pay employees at least until early August even if stoppages at …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/3/26
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After a review of Washington’s Roadside Memorial Program, which honors victims of traffic collisions with roadside memorial signs, the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/3/26
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The Washington State Patrol, in partnership with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) and law enforcement agencies statewide, is launching the annual “Surviving Summer” traffic safety …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/3/26
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To kick off Great Outdoors Month, the U.S. Forest Service is launching a new mobile app, National Forests and Grasslands, now available for download as visitors plan their summer trips across the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/3/26
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WILLAPA BAY — The Quinault Indian Nation’s initial effort to seize fishing rights from Willapa Bay to 60 miles east along the Lower Columbia River was shot down by a federal judge on June 2.
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By The Chinook Observer
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6/3/26
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Nearly two dozen rural Oregon hospitals in 17 counties will receive more than $37 million to strengthen and stabilize their maternity care services in the next few years following recent federal cuts …
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/3/26
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The spotlight is on Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, who must submit an initial review in just 13 days that will be a key determining factor on the future of the King County Regional Homeless …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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6/3/26
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Homeland Security panel Tuesday and defended his threats to cripple international air travel into some …
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Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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6/3/26
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A week after the disaster at Longview’s Nippon Dynawave site, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) finally has full access to the property to begin the agency’s …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/3/26
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Despite passing some of the nation’s first laws barring federal law enforcement agents from concealing their identities, Oregon and Washington have yet to receive the same response from the Trump …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / States Newsroom
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6/3/26
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The state of Washington on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a challenge against the state’s political maps, then remand it to a lower court to determine if the way the lines were …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/3/26
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek ordered state transportation officials Monday to cease issuing undercover license plates to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, citing “repeated violations of …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/2/26
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Last week, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a milestone in their attempt to change state law.
Initiative Petition 28 , led by Portland-based animal rights …
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By Mia Maldonado / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/2/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging Washington state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
The case, Curtis v. Inslee, sought to challenge former …
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Andrew Rice | The Center Square
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6/2/26
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Vaccine hesitancy fed by misinformation is causing new surges of measles and whooping cough, while COVID-19 hotspots persist in some states and a new threat looms from an Ebola outbreak in central …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline
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6/2/26
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There were fewer homeless people in the United States on a single night in January 2025 than in January 2024, but homelessness increased in 28 states, according to the latest federal count.
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By Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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6/2/26
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For years, Washington state enjoyed a level of economic prosperity that former governor and Challenge Seattle CEO Christine Gregoire says stakeholders can no longer take for granted.
“Our luck …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/1/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is rejecting a lead Republican’s proposal to temporarily suspend Washington’s cap-and-trade program to decrease prices at the pump.
In the last three months, retail …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/1/26
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