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A Washington state senator who was gerrymandered out of her district is hoping Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling concerning how states draw districts affecting minority voters will bring …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/30/26
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Retired police officers and firefighters in Washington, including former Congressman Dave Reichert, sued the state Thursday to block an attempt to raid their pension fund to help with ongoing budget …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/30/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has admitted to violating state ethics law and accepted a $4,000 fine for allowing a former top adviser to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities last summer.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/30/26
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While the idea of a special tax on millionaires is hotly debated across the country, Maine state Rep. Cheryl Golek characterized her state’s new tax as a modest and reasonable step toward fairness.
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By Kevin Hardy / Washington State Standard
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4/30/26
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This article was first published by FāVS News .
Hundreds of local residents and students lined up more than an hour early Tuesday as Turning Point USA brought its national tour to the ICCU …
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By Hayden Wysup / Washington State Standard
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4/30/26
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A Washington state farming advocacy group says a Yakima-based activist organization received nearly $500,000 in Climate Commitment Act funds, and then used the funding for political attacks on farms …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/29/26
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While the idea of a special tax on millionaires is hotly debated across the country, Maine state Rep. Cheryl Golek characterized her state’s new tax as a modest and reasonable step toward fairness.
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By Kevin Hardy / States Newsroom
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4/29/26
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Two of three federal appeals court judges decided Monday that federal agents at Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility should not be restricted in their use of force and munitions …
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By:Alex Baumhardt / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/29/26
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In his record-breaking tenure as Washington House speaker, Frank Chopp never spearheaded legislation, preferring to work behind the scenes.
So when, in 2019, he brought forward a bill to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/29/26
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State officials and environmentalists point to a new report on Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions as an indicator that the state’s climate policies are working.
Others look at the …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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4/29/26
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As the Washington State Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on the constitutionality of a portion of the recently passed income tax on high earners, another high-net-worth Washingtonian is making …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/28/26
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TACOMA — Washington state health inspectors have tried for months to investigate complaints at the embattled immigrant detention center in Tacoma, to no avail.
Now the state is taking …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/28/26
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Campaign finance activist Conner Edwards’ quixotic quest to recall Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson from office was intended to prod the governor into filling two vacant seats on the state’s Public …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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4/28/26
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SEATTLE — Washington state on Monday sued Albertsons over allegations it has been overcharging customers for years via buy one, get one free offers.
Attorney General Nick Brown claims …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/27/26
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Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order the U.S. Department of Justice published Thursday, while a process that could remove …
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Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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4/27/26
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Former state representative Robert Sutherland, a conservative Republican whose brashness and spread of election conspiracies marked his four years in office, is mounting a comeback weeks after …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/27/26
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With a dozen candidates already in the race for five out of nine positions on the bench, the 2026 Washington Supreme Court election could be among the most consequential in years.
The race comes …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/25/26
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A Democratic lawmaker who voted in support of Washington’s new income tax said he didn't see anything scandalous in this week’s revelation of emails showing coordination between the office of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/24/26
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The Pacific Northwest faces a near-term electricity shortfall as demand rises faster than new resources can be built, according to a new regional analysis from San Francisco-based Energy and …
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By Paul W. Taylor / TVW
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4/24/26
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The Trump administration has denied Washington’s request for federal funding to prepare for future floods after a historic deluge hit the state late last year.
The letter Thursday from Federal …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/24/26
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