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House lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that would change how the state reimburses providers under the Working Connections Child Care program to save $100 million in 2027.
WCCC is a state …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/4/26
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The Senate narrowly passed a bill Tuesday to reduce and delay some education payments to save Olympia money, despite plans to expand state spending by $2 billion amid a $2.3 billion budget shortfall …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/4/26
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The cost of a firearm background check fee is expected to climb in Washington if House Bill 2521 passes the Senate.
The bill, which removes the cap on fees the Washington State Patrol can charge …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/4/26
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Gary Parker, a restaurant owner and philanthropist, confirmed in a phone interview Tuesday he plans to run as a Republican for the 26th Legislative District state Senate position currently held by …
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By Conor Wilson / Murrow News
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3/4/26
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Washington lawmakers are considering raising the state’s cigarette tax for the first time since 2010, to $5 per pack.
Currently, the total state tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes is just …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/4/26
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A prohibition on law enforcement covering their faces, motivated by masked federal immigration agents, is one step closer to becoming Washington law.
The state House passed the legislation …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/4/26
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Nine days remain in the 2026 legislative session in Olympia, and the proposed income tax has yet to reach the House floor and reports circulating late Tuesday suggest it may not reach the floor this …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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The Washington state House of Representatives has passed a Senate bill that would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings in public and on duty. The bill also creates a civil …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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The Washington state House Appropriations Committee has advanced a bill concerning a federal drug pricing program known as the 340B Program that one committee member described as a “a cash …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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A patchwork of “immigration enforcement free zones” will soon land in Spokane under ordinances passed Monday by local officials that also ban detention facilities on private property.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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In what is widely viewed as a major victory for parents’ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to pause a lower court injunction, allowing a ruling to stand that blocks California …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the income tax Democratic state lawmakers are pressing to approve in the next nine days might have to wait until next year.
The governor and …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/26
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A $100 million grant program funded by Washington taxpayers in 2025 to boost law enforcement hiring and training has yet to be accessed by cities and counties across the state.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/3/26
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Columbia River shipping industry leaders say there is a growing risk the Lewis and Clark Bridge between Rainier and Longview could be hit by a large vessel and possibly collapse.
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/3/26
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Big technology companies scored a win in Olympia on Monday, as a sweeping bill to regulate data centers lapsed in the Washington state Legislature.
House Bill 2515 would have required data …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/26
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We’re in the home stretch of Washington’s 2026 legislative session.
It means a near-constant culling of the legislation that lawmakers are considering. Monday and last Wednesday marked …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/26
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Brad Benton last month announced he is running for the Clark County Council seat representing District 5, citing concerns about affordability, transportation and public safety as top priorities.
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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3/3/26
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Battle Ground Public Schools (BGPS) is offering two online tools available March 4-18 to gather community input on budget reductions planned for the 2026-27 school year.
Following the failure of …
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The Reflector
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3/3/26
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The Clark County Joint Lobby will close to in-person services beginning Monday, March 9, for a remodeling project expected to last through June.
Located on the second floor of the Public Service …
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The Reflector
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3/3/26
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A newly reopened cannabis dispensary in Woodland says it has already served hundreds of customers in the first few days after being closed for more than two years over a contentious debate in the …
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Nick Morgan / The Daily News
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3/2/26
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