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The conservative political committee Let’s Go Washington plans to soon begin gathering signatures as part of its push to overturn the state’s new income tax on high earners.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/11/26
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A regional timber industry group warns that Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is headed for deep budget trouble that will result in state worker layoffs and force taxpayers to foot more …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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5/11/26
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The federal student loan system is set to see a dramatic overhaul beginning this summer, and critics warn it likely will make loans more expensive and difficult to obtain for borrowers — driving …
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By Shauneen Miranda / Washington State Standard
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5/10/26
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From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high country well into the summer.
That snowpack …
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By Alex Brown / Washington State Standard
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5/10/26
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Pressure is mounting on Washington Governor Bob Ferguson to decide if Washington will opt into the federal education tax credit scholarship program, now that a second Democratic governor has signaled …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/8/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is the first Washington governor in more than 30 years to be found in violation of the state's executive ethics law, according to the board's enforcement website.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/8/26
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Let’s Go Washington on Friday announced they have received their initiative ballot titles from the office of Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, as the group prepares to launch a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/8/26
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A years-old lawsuit accusing Oregon of failing to proactively remove people from the state’s voter rolls is over after state elections officials signaled they would update their practices and …
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By Dirk VanderHart / Oregon Public Broadcasting
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5/8/26
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Seattle is already looking for ways to generate more transportation funding, just two years after voters approved a $1.55 billion property tax, the largest transportation levy in city history.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/7/26
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A Seattle City Council committee on Wednesday approved Mayor Katie Wilson's plan to expand tiny home villages for the city’s homeless population.
The plan could almost double the 600 beds in …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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5/7/26
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Rep. Michael Baumgartner held his first town hall on Monday in Republic as he campaigns for re-election.
Baumgartner held the meeting at Republic Elementary School on Monday evening as part of a …
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By Monica Carrillo-Casas / Washington State Standard
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5/7/26
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Washington state Democrats are wrestling with whether to join the redistricting battles unfolding across the country.
There’s no immediate push to redraw the state’s congressional map. But …
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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5/7/26
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WOODINVILLE — For four straight years, at least parts of Washington have been in a drought, as snowpack has failed to meet historical norms amid climate change.
This year, all of …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/6/26
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A new report finds Washington state ranks near the bottom in the nation when it comes to financial literacy education for high school students.
WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/6/26
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Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families has lost a bid to have a lawsuit against the agency dismissed, and is moving this month to amend the policy that got them sued.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/6/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently pushed the House Appropriations Committee to preserve Washington state’s widely used vote-by-mail system, according to a news release from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/26
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A new survey shows the number of employers looking to move their business out of Washington rose to 24%, up from 17% in the prior quarter and nearly triple the number reported in the Association of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/6/26
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A majority of voters are considering leaving Spokane, citing taxes, questionable leadership and public safety issues as the reasons, according to a recent survey by Greater Spokane Incorporated.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/6/26
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Tory Starr is worried about the people who get medical care at Open Door Community Health Centers along California’s North Coast.
“They’re the folks that work at restaurants. They’re the …
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By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News
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5/6/26
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If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. For the youth helpline, call or text 888-537-1634 or make a report online at HearMeWa.org. For the Suicide & Crisis …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/6/26
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