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Democratic state senators are eyeing an income tax on millionaires as they seek to overcome Washington’s persisting budget shortfall.
Individuals and households would pay a 9.9% tax on …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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10/30/25
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Skamania County is on pace to set a new record for search and rescues this year. The 67 rescues in 2025, as of earlier this month, already tie the previous record.
The costly rescues come as the …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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10/30/25
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Two women who tried to get debt relief and down payment assistance through the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle are speaking out about what they call “unfair treatment” and …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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10/30/25
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Proponent Heather Weiner and opponent Bob Hasegawa, a state senator representing the 11th Legislative District in King County, recently debated Senate Joint Resolution 8201, a proposed constitutional …
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By Brett Davis | The Center Square
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10/30/25
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Authorities say a cyclist biking on Spirit Lake Memorial Highway on Wednesday afternoon struck a 2022 Chevy Silverado, damaging the pickup truck.
Gregory D. Franks, 57, was cycling east toward …
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The Daily News
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10/29/25
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A Washington lawmaker is calling for the state Legislature to give several spending transparency bills he’s sponsored a second look in the wake of allegations made against the state’s …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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10/29/25
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Roughly half of the more than 1.3 million family caregivers in Washington have been set back financially due to their responsibilities.
That’s one of the sobering findings in a new …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/29/25
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The federal government could be in contempt of court for defying a U.S. District Court judge’s order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland.
U.S. Department of Justice attorney …
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By:Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/29/25
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A majority of judges on a federal appeals court want to review for errors a decision made by two of their peers greenlighting National Guard deployment to Portland.
This means there will be no …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/29/25
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Voters in western Washington are casting ballots in four legislative races that could reveal whether the electorate wants to change the direction the state is going.
But another factor might be …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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10/29/25
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Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of food stamp benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
The Trump …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/28/25
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Last month, Gov. Bob Ferguson launched the ZEVergreen initiative via the Department of Ecology in response to President Donald Trump’s cuts in federal funding for electric vehicle rebates.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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10/28/25
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A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to force the release of food assistance funds for 42 million people that the U.S. Department of …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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10/28/25
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Facebook’s parent company is asking Washington state’s high court to overturn what the state’s attorney general has called the largest campaign finance penalty in the nation’s …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/28/25
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Michigan and Washington scored the most poorly in the nation for religious freedom protections, according to a new report.
Napa Legal Institute, a Catholic nonprofit organization, released the …
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By Andrew Rice / The Center Square
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10/27/25
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A whistleblower has raised serious allegations against Washington state’s Community Reinvestment Program, which, among other things, aims to support homeownership for minorities by providing …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/27/25
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Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued Monday without an end in sight.
Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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10/27/25
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Washington’s lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, is on a mission to secure $60 million of additional wildfire funding in next year’s legislative session, despite a tightening budget …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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10/27/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Wednesday to strengthen how the state consults and works with Native American tribes in Washington.
It calls for drafting new policies for tribal …
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Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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10/27/25
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A juvenile suspect accused of making a bomb threat at Kalama High School on Wednesday had a preliminary hearing Thursday morning in Cowlitz County Juvenile Court.
According to the minutes of the …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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10/27/25
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