When an immigrant faces threats or exploitation by their employer, they often have limited recourse. Law students from Seattle University want to change that, pushing for a state bill to strengthen …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash government spending by 6%. He calculates this will save roughly $1.8 billion in the next two-year state budget and erase about a third of a projected …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/25
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Last month, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, urged House leadership to prioritize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program and extend access to vital funds for schools and infrastructure, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/25
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The Blue Dog Coalition announced its leadership positions Monday, Feb. 10, including U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, who will serve as co-chair.
The same day, the coalition sent a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/25
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First responders rescued a 67-year-old Ridgefield man who got lost and disoriented in the snow during a hike at Coldwater Lake near Mount St. Helens the night of Feb. 7.
The man was unprepared …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/25
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Preliminary results from the Feb. 11 special election show mixed outcomes for local school district funding measures.
The Ridgefield and La Center school districts have propositions that are …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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2/11/25
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Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, is standing by comments he made last week to a Fox News reporter about 13-year-old children making their own health care decisions …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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WASHINGTON — More than two dozen faith groups Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a 30-year-old policy that restricted …
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By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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2/11/25
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Democratic state lawmakers are aiming to erase a voter-approved limit on annual property tax hikes as a way to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools and local governments.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/11/25
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While recognized as a delicacy around the world, state lawmakers may advance a proposal Wednesday to outlaw foie gras and the practice of “force-feeding” across Washington.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning medical providers from performing gender reassignment or affirming procedures, such as mastectomies or prescribing puberty …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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After years of discussion around the possibility of a road usage charge (RUC) system to replace the state gas tax as a primary source of transportation funding, a high-ranking Washington House …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/11/25
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department was hit with hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts after the Department of Government Efficiency announced its latest terminations of contracts …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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2/11/25
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Washington has regained access to more than $150 million in previously frozen federal funds for solar energy projects, state officials said.
For at least a week, the state Department of Commerce …
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By: Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/11/25
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The Vancouver man accused of murdering a Portland man and dumping his body on a remote logging road in Ariel may have been attempting to silence him, according to police records.
A bail …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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2/11/25
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As-salamu alaykum, a greeting among Muslims that translates to peace be upon you, is how Sen. Yasmin Trudeau began recent testimony for her bill that would establish Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/11/25
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A bill introduced in the Washington State Legislature this session would bolster an existing law that seeks to shield individuals receiving or providing “protected health care services,” …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/10/25
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A Washington state bill adding “gender identity” and illegal immigrants as new protected classes in the public school system has cleared its first committee amid concerns from some …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/10/25
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A Republican lawmaker from Spokane has introduced House Bill 1699 , known as the “Defending Equity in Interscholastic Sports Act,” that, according to a news release , “seeks to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/10/25
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Police in Washington would be barred from stopping drivers solely for nonmoving violations, like expired tabs or a broken headlight, under a Democratic-backed bill in the state Legislature.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/10/25
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