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University of Washington Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Cliff Mass says the Washington Department of Ecology should “definitively correct misinformation being pushed” about a pending drought …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/20/26
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A week after Let’s Go Washington launched an initiative campaign aimed at repealing the newly passed income tax, the organization tells The Center Square “more people have signed up to receive …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/19/26
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A coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday over forthcoming regulations that will impose new borrowing limits for students pursuing …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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5/19/26
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The Trump administration on Tuesday launched an investigation into Washington state’s practice of housing transgender women in its women’s prison.
In a letter to Gov. Bob Ferguson , …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/19/26
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced this week that it will transition away from accepting cash for license product purchases at its offices next month due to a new state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/19/26
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A new state regulatory filing on Monday revealed that Starbucks is laying off 252 more workers across its Seattle headquarters.
The latest filing with the state Employment Security …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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5/19/26
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Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Debra Stephens declined to comment on communications obtained by The Center Square from the State Attorney General’s Office speculating at the time that …
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By TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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5/19/26
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Let there be light.
When Washington state lawmakers return to Olympia for the 2027 legislative session, natural light will again shine on the House and Senate chambers.
Construction …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/19/26
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In an encouraging sign for road safety, traffic deaths in Washington fell significantly for the second year in a row in 2025, according to state data released Tuesday.
Washington saw 659 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/19/26
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A federal judge has rejected a request to ditch political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago.
Now, opponents are waiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will …
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5/18/26
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Theo Angelis is Washington’s newest state Supreme Court justice.
While he has been on the court for about six weeks, Angelis was formally sworn in Monday in a ceremony at the Temple of Justice …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/18/26
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For the first time since The Center Square obtained exclusive documents revealing how Democratic supporters of Washington’s new income tax worked behind the scenes with the Washington Attorney …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/18/26
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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released its annual Forest Health Highlights report last week following a 2025 survey season defined by a period of unprecedented structural …
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5/18/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, last week joined with colleagues Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, and Rick Larsen, D-Bellingham, on the End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/26
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For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged by allegations she improperly used her cachet as a lawmaker and cash from her prior campaigns to assist two nonprofit organizations, one of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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5/18/26
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Despite sitting $34.5 billion short on a 2016 voter-approved system expansion, Sound Transit still has millions to spend on billboard advertising.
The Board of Directors will consider punting …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/16/26
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A Seattle City Council Committee is directing Mayor Katie Wilson to make a recommendation by Aug. 1 as to the fate of the troubled King County Regional Homeless Authority.
The resolution …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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5/16/26
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Desperate to get a handle on rising property insurance costs driven by natural disasters, some state lawmakers are opening up a new line of attack in the effort to force oil companies to bear the …
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By Alex Brown / Stateline
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5/16/26
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A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students.
Thurston County …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/15/26
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday announced the sentencing of a man who used a wire fraud scheme to steal over $600,000 from an elderly southwest Washington woman.
Roshard Andrew …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/15/26
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