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One of the groups that lobbied hard for the new income tax in Washington is touting the coming benefits for working families and small businesses across the state. But a lawmaker who opposed the tax …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/16/26
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A Slovakian musher living in Tok filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and three Biden-administration officials in April over her denied immigration petition.
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By Haley Lehman / Alaska Beacon
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4/16/26
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An early learning program designed to prepare children in Washington for kindergarten will soon shrink by nearly 2,000 slots due to cuts state lawmakers approved earlier this year.
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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4/16/26
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The president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild said Wednesday that the city’s plan blocking officers from cooperating with federal immigration agents could put the public in jeopardy.
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/15/26
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Anglers in Washington can expect similar recreational salmon fisheries in 2026-2027 compared to last season, with additional opportunities and some Puget Sound summer Chinook seasons shorter in …
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4/15/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has released the latest big game hunting season and regulation information.
The 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations pamphlet …
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4/15/26
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The human remains found in the Rose Valley area of Cowlitz County over the weekend belong to missing woman Hailey E. Athay, the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office confirmed Tuesday.
Athay, 33, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/26
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Supporters of a proposed medical cannabis ballot initiative in Idaho said they have gathered more than 100,000 signatures and are making a final push in hopes of qualifying the proposal for …
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By Clark Corbin / Washington State Standard
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4/15/26
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A Seattle business leader contends a major online restaurant reservation service is making changes this week that may violate Washington’s consumer protection laws and he wants the attorney general …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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4/15/26
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A sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service signals that the agency is planning to lean heavily on states to help manage millions of acres of federal land, foresters across the West say.
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By Alex Brown / Stateline
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4/15/26
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Republican John Braun on Tuesday snagged President Donald Trump’s endorsement in his bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in southwest Washington, a race that could help …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/14/26
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Two weeks after Governor Bob Ferguson signed the supplemental operating budget, questions remain as to why he vetoed funding in the spending package to combat organized retail theft.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/14/26
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Congressional candidate and Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, received a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
Braun reposted the presidential …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/14/26
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In its growing battle with the Trump administration over the rights of illegal immigrants, the Wilson administration has doubled to $1.2 million, the money it will pay for lawyers to represent ICE …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/14/26
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The King County Auditor says in an update that the county’s department of community and human services has made positive revisions to what had been lax oversight of social service agencies that …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/14/26
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The Washington State Attorney General’s Office staff has billed more than 34,000 hours working on lawsuits filed against the Trump Administration since November 2024, according to records obtained …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/14/26
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Rows of colorful rubber ducks stare out from the shelves of a small store tucked inside a mall in British Columbia, looking startled with wide eyes and open beaks.
The Rubber Duck Museum, not …
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By Sophia Gates / Cascadia Daily News
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4/14/26
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More states are piling up gold bars, or encouraging residents to use gold-backed debit cards, to hedge against inflation.
Several states, including Western ones with rich mining histories, have …
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By Kevin Hardy / Stateline
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4/14/26
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Washington state is penalizing a Seattle-based vehicle battery manufacturer for exposing workers to lead levels more than four times the safety limit.
The Department of Labor and Industries said …
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Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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4/14/26
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On a rainy April morning, Ed Orcutt was tramping through the woods, looking for trees to measure.
Orcutt is a Republican state representative, serving Centralia and Chehalis. But when the …
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Sarah Mizes-Tan / KUOW
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4/13/26
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