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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to build more homeless units before the World Cup begins in Seattle may be difficult to achieve, a City Council staff memo says.
While Wilson's goal was to …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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Starbucks is closing five stores in Seattle in the latest round of shuttered coffee shops, according to a file submitted to Washington state officials.
The new shutdowns come after the company …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/3/26
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During a recent lunch period at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School in Seattle, Principal Zachary Stowell said his walkie talkie was quiet. No fights. No incidents.
It wasn’t like this when he …
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By Nate Sanford / Murrow News
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4/3/26
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A federal lawsuit filed Thursday accuses the leaders of the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife of attempting to silence a member of the citizen panel that oversees the agency in …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/3/26
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Sheriffs and police chiefs across Washington state are turning off their agencies’ automatic license plate readers in response to a new law, leaving costly public investments sitting idle.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/2/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson saved one of the most controversial bills from the 2026 legislative session until Wednesday, the last day for bill signings.
SB 5974 , the sheriff decertification bill will …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/1/26
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Two days ago, a beaming Gov. Bob Ferguson celebrated with dozens of allies the enactment of Washington’s new tax on the income of wealthy residents.
On Wednesday, a more somber Ferguson signed …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/26
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Spring is arriving in the Northwest, and with it comes Washington’s deadline to remove studded tires.
Drivers were required to remove studded tires by the end of the day on March 31 or risk a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/1/26
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Although it’s been just a day since Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new state law imposing a 9.9% income tax on households that make $1 million, many wealthy residents haven’t waited around for the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/1/26
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A day after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Washington’s new income tax into law, opponents who have filed a referendum to repeal it have just learned the Secretary of State will not allow them to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/1/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed a spending plan for the state transportation system that he said bolsters preservation of highways and will “deliver projects that Washingtonians rely on to get …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/31/26
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Washington made an estimated $37 million in questionable child care payments over the course of a year using federal dollars, according to the state auditor’s office.
A report the auditor …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/31/26
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CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Farmers around the world are feeling squeezed by the Iran war. Fuel prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran's near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz …
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Kevin Teeter / KHQ-TV / Murrow News
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3/31/26
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OLYMPIA — A new state law will help immigrant workers know when the records proving they can legally work in the U.S. are about to come under federal review.
The Immigrant Worker Protection …
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Erick Bengel / Murrow News
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3/31/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday signed into law new guardrails for the use of automated license plate readers , amid concerns federal immigration authorities are tapping them to aid in their …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/30/26
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Washington Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday signed historic legislation creating an income tax, saying it is a critical step toward making the state’s system of taxation less regressive.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/30/26
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A Vancouver man pleaded guilty on Friday to shooting another man and then leaving the body on a logging road in Ariel in 2024.
Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Jill Karmy accepted Joseph …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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3/30/26
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On the same day Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is signing the income tax bill into law, opponents have announced they are filing a legal challenge.
Former Attorney General Rob McKenna is leading …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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3/30/26
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Two of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies sued Washington state on Wednesday, alleging a new law to tamp down prescription drug prices for hospitals won’t result in discounts for …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/30/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is considering new taxes on large businesses and wealthy individuals.
Wilson told a community forum on Friday night that the taxes could help fill a gap in the …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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3/28/26
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