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U.S. Forest Service firings lead to hiking trail closures in Western Washington
A popular hiking trail along the Snoqualmie River has been closed indefinitely amid cuts to the U.S. Forest Service Agency. A recent social media post showed a sign at the entrance of the … more
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The Mount Rainier National Park entrance near Packwood.
National Park Service firings hit Mount Rainier, Olympic, North Cascades
About half a dozen employees at each of Washington’s three national parks are believed to have been laid off as part of the Trump administration’s government-wide push to slash … more
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Washington state Temple of Justice.
Washington state Supreme Court narrows CARES Act, sides with landlords to speed up evictions
The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the CARES Act’s 30-day eviction notice requirement for subsidized housing only applies to instances of nonpayment of rent. The decision … more
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Washington state pay-per-mile proposal draws praise, skepticism
A companion Senate bill to a House proposal setting Washington on a course toward a compulsory pay-per-mile program has generated similar skepticism over its ultimate form, including whether it would … more
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A mockup of the proposed Mount St. Helens license plate. (Courtesy of the Mount St. Helens Institute)
Washington state lawmakers may tap brakes on specialty license plates
Some Washington state lawmakers want to slow down on specialty license plates once they steer several more across the finish line this session. An omnibus bill approving seven new plates, … more
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Northwest ICE Processing Center. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)
Litigation grinds on over Washington state’s power to regulate immigrant detention center
The Washington attorney general’s office last week asked a federal appeals court to restore a state law regulating the federal immigrant detention center in Tacoma, calling conditions there … more
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Sen. Jessica Bateman, chair of the Senate Housing Committee, leads a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia.
Rent cap bill moves ahead in Washington state Senate
A bill to cap yearly rent increases cleared another obstacle in the state Senate on Wednesday. A year after a similar bill died in the Senate Housing Committee, the panel approved legislation … more
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The General Administration Building on the Washington state Capitol campus in Olympia was completed in 1956. It’s now slated for demolition.
‘Inmates in Olympia Act’: State senator proposes housing criminal offenders on the Capitol Campus
Overcrowding in the state’s juvenile and adult corrections facilities would be relieved under a plan from state Sen. Leonard Christian to house inmates at the state Capitol Campus and give … more
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Cowlitz County landlord sentenced for molesting tenants' child
A landlord from Silver Lake has been sentenced to nearly six years for child molestation after reportedly asking his tenant if he could have sex with the man's teen. Brian James Wheeler, 62, was … more
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Washington state flag, flying in between the Legislative building and the Temple of Justice on Feb. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)
Washington state lawmaker waves plan for state flag redesign
There’s controversy gusting through the Washington Legislature over a proposed redesign of the state flag.  House Bill 1938 , sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, would create … more
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These boxes of petitions are for two of the six initiatives submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State in Washington in late 2023. Initiative 2111 was adopted by the Legislature and voters rejected Initiative 2109 in 2024. (Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)
Clash in Washington state Legislature over proposal to add rules for initiative signers
A push by Democratic state senators for greater scrutiny of those circulating and signing initiative petitions advanced in the Washington Legislature on Tuesday over the objections of Republicans and … more
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Rep. Jim Walsh speaks during the “Let’s Go Washington” initiatives rally at the Capitol in Olympia on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
Bill dubbed by critics as the 'initiative killer' passes out of Washington state Senate committee
Washington Democrats on Tuesday passed a bill out of the Senate Government, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee, dubbed by critics to be the “initiative killer.” SB 5382, … more
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Powerlines above the Columbia River move electricity from the Bonneville Dam to customers across the region in Hood River County, Oregon, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. (Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
30 Bonneville Power workers get jobs back amid hundreds of layoffs and buyouts
After an uproar over staffing cuts at the Bonneville Power Administration, the Trump administration is trying to rehire a handful of staffers it laid off last week.  Bonneville, a federal … more
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Washington state Democrats seek to redesign state flag without George Washington 
Democrats in the Washington state Legislature have introduced House Bill 1938, which would create the Washington State Flag Redesign Committee to lead efforts to create a new flag. The process … more
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A simulated image of California's future state-developed high speed rail project.
Washington state officials: Lessons to be learned from California’s high speed rail ‘disaster’
As California’s high speed rail project lays its first tracks after spending billions of dollars since 2006, Washington officials are already looking at lessons to be learned on how to avoid a … more
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The Washington State Capitol in Olympia.
Washington state House passes hate crime bill amid concerns over ‘absolute freedom of conscience’
The Washington state House has passed a revised version of a bill that would expand the state’s definition of a hate crime, though concerns were raised by some lawmakers despite amendments … more
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FILE PHOTO — New construction takes place in Battle Ground’s River Bend development on the north side of Northwest 25th Street in August 2023.
How Republicans want to fix Washington state’s affordable housing shortage
Getting more homes on the market and making housing less expensive for Washington residents is a priority for many state lawmakers this legislative session.  But not everyone agrees on how … more
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Smoke partially blocks out the sun over Packwood at the start of the Goat Rocks Fire in September 2022.
States, tribes and fire chiefs are preparing for a fire season with minimal federal support
ISSAQUAH — President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities … more
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Washington state bill would set new standards for wood stoves
A Washington state Senate committee advanced a proposal Friday morning to update the rules around wood stoves. Democratic supporters of the bill argue it will promote better air quality, while … more
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Washington state Sen. Adrian Cortes speaks to hundreds of teachers, school employees and students on Feb. 17, 2025 at the Washington state Capitol. Following the rally, attendees met with lawmakers to urge them to increase funding for public schools. (Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)
Educators and parents call on Washington state lawmakers to up school funding
Hundreds of Washington students, parents, teachers and other educators demonstrated at the state Capitol on Monday, calling for increased funding for the state’s public school system. … more
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