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State senators delivered a resounding message Wednesday that a looming budget shortfall cannot deter them from upping special education funding for Washington public schools.
On a 48-0 vote, the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/12/25
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A Washington state school district just outside of Spokane is calling for federal intervention regarding a state-mandated gender-inclusive sports policy.
The Mead School Board has sent letters …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/12/25
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Prices for air pollution allowances under Washington’s cap-and-trade law climbed again at the state’s first auction of the year.
The Department of Ecology said allowances the state …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/12/25
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The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers . The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may now be rehired if they were fired or …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/12/25
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As safety concerns over the Sig Sauer P320 handgun continue to mount, a growing number of police departments across the United States are rethinking their use of the popular semiautomatic firearm.
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By Amanda Hernández / States Newsroom
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3/12/25
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Washington state bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state advances in Legislature
A bill that would give the governor authority to limit other states’ National Guard troops from deploying in Washington, unless they are mobilized by the president, passed the state House on …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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Democrats in the Washington state House on Tuesday approved a revamped plan to provide $100 million in grants to local police departments to hire more officers.
The vote on House Bill 2015 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday pledged to restrict his use of emergency powers following the apparent collapse of a Republican-led effort to have the Legislature do so.
Ferguson said if …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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As an agricultural worker in Wapato, Washington, Sandra D. works with her husband to support her three children.
Like many immigrants, Sandra came to the United States looking for a better …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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Bob Ferguson had only been Washington’s governor a few minutes when he said he could accept “reasonable limits” on the powers he could exercise in statewide emergencies.
A few …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/11/25
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Just a few years after COVID-19 vaccine mandates led to thousands of Washington workers who were unwilling to get the shots being fired from their jobs – or forced to resign – Washington …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/10/25
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After a vigorous hours-long debate that began the night before, Washington State Democrats in the House of Representatives on Saturday morning voted to pass legislation that would require would-be …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/10/25
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House Democrats advanced a bill Saturday attempting to create a pathway to rehabilitation by allowing judges to dismiss charges upon “substantial compliance” with court-ordered …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/10/25
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department on Monday warned 60 colleges and universities they could face repercussions if they fail “to protect Jewish students on campus.”
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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3/10/25
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The nonprofit federal administration that provides one-third of the Northwest’s electricity is preparing to part ways with its current Western energy market and sell its excess energy to …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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3/10/25
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A bill to cap yearly rent increases cleared the Washington state House on Monday following a spirited debate on whether such limits will bring greater security for tenants or higher prices and fewer …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/10/25
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The Washington state Employment Security Department has seen an average of 25 federal worker unemployment claims come in per day since Feb. 13, the department stated in a news release last week.
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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3/10/25
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This week, U.S. Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Roger Williams, R-Texas, introduced the bipartisan Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act.
The legislation encourages more …
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The Reflector
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3/10/25
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Last week, U.S. Reps Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Neal Dunn, R-Florida, introduced the bipartisan Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act (REPAIR Act).
The …
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The Reflector
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3/10/25
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The state attorney general is suing an eastern Washington county over allegations the sheriff has for years flouted state law by aiding federal immigration enforcement.
The lawsuit filed Monday …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/10/25
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