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Kiwanis Park had a full field as hundreds gathered on Saturday for a high-energy Easter egg hunt, where children ran full speed across the grass and cleared the field in minutes.
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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4/6/26
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Battle Ground Public Schools (BGPS) announced March 25 that the College Board named CAM Academy a platinum-level AP School, the highest distinction on its Advanced Placement (AP) School Honor Roll.
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The Reflector
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4/6/26
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A Washington state lawmaker, who took a lot of heat after using the “R” word on the Senate floor to describe those with developmental disabilities, is feeling somewhat vindicated in the concerns …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/6/26
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Editor's Note: This is part of an ongoing Center Square series examining increases in Washington state spending over several years and determining what taxpayers' money is being used for by state …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/6/26
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President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots faced a fresh challenge on Friday, as a coalition of Democratic states filed a lawsuit seeking to block an order that experts say …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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4/6/26
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Washington sued the online prediction market platform Kalshi last week with claims that the company is violating state gambling laws.
Now, one of Kalshi’s partners is biting back.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/6/26
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Opponents of Washington’s new income tax asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to allow them to pursue a referendum in hopes of giving voters a shot at repealing the controversial new law this …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/6/26
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Four Eastern Washington sheriffs filed suit Friday seeking to block a new law that provides a path to remove sheriffs from office .
The sheriffs — John Nowels of Spokane County, Glenn …
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ByJake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/6/26
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Let’s Go Washington (LGW) announced in a news release Thursday it will file a lawsuit against Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs challenging the alleged improper use of a “necessity …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/4/26
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Oregonians have one more month to weigh in on the future of floating offshore wind energy in the state, including a path forward that would abandon the effort for now.
State officials extended …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/3/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to build more homeless units before the World Cup begins in Seattle may be difficult to achieve, a City Council staff memo says.
While Wilson's goal was to …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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Starbucks is closing five stores in Seattle in the latest round of shuttered coffee shops, according to a file submitted to Washington state officials.
The new shutdowns come after the company …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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During a recent lunch period at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School in Seattle, Principal Zachary Stowell said his walkie talkie was quiet. No fights. No incidents.
It wasn’t like this when he …
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By Nate Sanford / Murrow News
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4/3/26
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A federal lawsuit filed Thursday accuses the leaders of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife of attempting to silence a member of the citizen panel that oversees the agency in …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/3/26
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Sheriffs and police chiefs across Washington state are turning off their agencies’ automatic license plate readers in response to a new law, leaving costly public investments sitting idle.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/2/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson saved one of the most controversial bills from the 2026 legislative session until Wednesday, the last day for bill signings.
SB 5974 , the sheriff decertification bill will …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/1/26
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Two days ago, a beaming Gov. Bob Ferguson celebrated with dozens of allies the enactment of Washington’s new tax on the income of wealthy residents.
On Wednesday, a more somber Ferguson signed …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/26
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Spring is arriving in the Northwest, and with it comes Washington’s deadline to remove studded tires.
Drivers were required to remove studded tires by the end of the day on March 31 or risk a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/1/26
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Although it’s been just a day since Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new state law imposing a 9.9% income tax on households that make $1 million, many wealthy residents haven’t waited around for the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/1/26
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A day after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Washington’s new income tax into law, opponents who have filed a referendum to repeal it have just learned the Secretary of State will not allow them to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/1/26
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