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A federal judge in Tacoma on Tuesday ruled that Washington state lawmakers were within their rights to decline press passes to media figures Brandi Kruse, Jonathan Choe and Ari Hoffman.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/10/26
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The first two grants from Washington’s new $100 million effort to boost law enforcement hiring have been awarded to local police departments, after months of frustration over the program’s …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/10/26
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Washington state lawmakers pulled an all-nighter on the House floor in debating a controversial income tax bill Monday evening into Tuesday morning.
Legislators returned shortly after 7 a.m. …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/10/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday appointed Seattle litigator Theo Angelis to the state Supreme Court to replace outgoing Justice Barbara Madsen.
Angelis, 53, comes to the high court …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/9/26
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New protections for domestic workers in Washington will take effect next year under a bill Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Monday.
Before the bill signing, close to 100 people gathered on the …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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3/9/26
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The city of Seattle may need to "delay or defer" transportation projects or programs because of the expense of installing hundreds of signs warning that city property cannot be used by federal …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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3/9/26
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Spokane Valley Republican Sen. Leonard Christian is not backing down from comments on the Senate floor last week that drew condemnation from some in his own caucus, including the other four …
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3/9/26
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Energy bills shot up by 12% this year for Puget Sound Energy customers due to the state-approved recovery of costs related to Climate Commitment Act compliance, expanding clean energy portfolios, and …
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Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/9/26
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Washington Third Congressional District U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, called out yet another dramatic campaign filing incident on the floor of the United States House of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/9/26
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ELOCHOMAN RIVER VALLEY — Investment companies have whittled away the land hunters can use in Wahkiakum and Pacific counties.
Access to tens of thousands of acres of locally treasured, longtime …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/9/26
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ELOCHOMAN RIVER VALLEY — An investment company co-founded by a 21st -century German prince is joining other timber industry goliaths in gobbling up and shutting down access to hunting land in …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/9/26
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A federal judge on Friday barred federal agents outside Portland’s waterfront Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility from using tear gas and chemical munitions in a manner that could seep …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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3/9/26
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Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, who has served in the Legislature for two decades, faces the prospect of a fellow Democrat challenging him in this year’s election.
Hannah …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/9/26
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Insurers in Washington could soon need to foot the bill for additional abortion funding.
A proposal under consideration in the state Legislature would require health carriers with insurance …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/9/26
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With less than a week to go, policy proposals are nearing the finish line to becoming law in the Washington Legislature. But the last deadline of the legislative session Friday stopped some of them …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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3/8/26
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Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, who has served in the Legislature for two decades, faces the prospect of a fellow Democrat challenging him in this year’s election.
Hannah …
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By Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
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3/8/26
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Tax breaks for data center operators could soon be stripped from Washington state law.
On Saturday, the House Finance Committee voted 8 to 6 to approve Senate Bill 6231. The bill next …
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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3/8/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson may be satisfied with the House of Representatives’ latest version of an income tax bill — so much so that he said he will sign it if it passes the Legislature — …
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By Brett Davis | The Center Square
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3/7/26
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Washington state employers could soon face costly fines and lawsuits for failure to notify workers of an upcoming federal I-9 inspection under a bill passed by the Senate on Thursday.
U.S. …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/6/26
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A bill that would let an unelected state board effectively remove an elected sheriff from office in Washington state was passed by the House of Representatives in the wee hours of Friday.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/6/26
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