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Over 200 new Washington state laws take effect Thursday.
Among them are tax hikes, enhancements to the state’s Voting Rights Act and guidance for retailers on the penny phase-out.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/11/26
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More than 242,000 Washington voters have signed petitions for an initiative that hopes to repeal the state’s new income tax as organizers seek to break the all-time signature record.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/10/26
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Washington’s desire to accelerate clean energy development will be in the spotlight Thursday when the state Supreme Court considers whether a state panel and a former governor bypassed permitting …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/10/26
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Missing and Exploited Children Task Force (MECTF), in collaboration with federal and state partners, last week arrested a Pierce County man following an undercover …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is on track to regain control over civil legal matters on its tribal land.
Gov. Tina Kotek in late May signed a proclamation to return …
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/10/26
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A one-year ban on new large-scale data centers was approved by the full Seattle City Council on Tuesday.
The ban comes after 98,000 residents emailed comments to the city, almost all in …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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6/10/26
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In response to Attorney General Nick Brown's call for daycares who felt harassed by journalists asking if they are actually providing services, a number of daycare owners called a hotline to allege …
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TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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6/10/26
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As the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament begins in roughly a dozen U.S. cities this week, law enforcement officials have been implementing national security measures.
Forty-eight teams are …
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Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
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6/10/26
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The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is on track to regain control over civil legal matters on its tribal land.
Gov. Tina Kotek in late May signed a proclamation to return …
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By Mia Maldonado / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/10/26
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Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons got her long-sought opportunity Tuesday to publicly defend herself against an array of ethics charges.
The Bremerton Democrat spent nearly three hours in …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/10/26
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A judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge from major pharmaceutical companies against Washington’s new law trying to reduce prescription drug prices for hospitals.
Gov. Bob Ferguson in March …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/9/26
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A state board on Tuesday held a second day of public hearings into an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons that could result in tens of thousands of dollars in fines for the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/9/26
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A privately owned engineering and manufacturing company selected Great Falls as the site for an $800 million manufacturing facility.
Based in Washington state, Janicki Industries designs and …
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By Keila Szpaller / The Daily Montanan
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6/9/26
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The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that Sedro-Woolley based Janicki Industries …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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6/9/26
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Hundreds of frustrated residents and neighbors marched along North Seattle's Aurora Avenue for a demonstration last Saturday night.
Organizers called the event "Stop the Traffickers, Stop the …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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6/9/26
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When her son was a teenager, Connecticut mom Amy Wadsworth said, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about.
He played sports, cared about his health and stayed away from drugs. In 2018, …
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Amanda Watford / Washington State Standard
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6/9/26
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The state Department of Fish and Wildlife rescinded an order to kill a wolf in northeastern Washington one week after authorizing the plan in response to attacks on livestock.
A calf was killed …
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Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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6/9/26
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Washington is facing a new financial reality as the Office of Financial Management signals an era of severe fiscal constraint ahead.
In a June 5 memo sent to state agency directors, OFM Director …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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6/8/26
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SEATTLE — Flying a drone above FIFA World Cup fan celebrations, practice facilities and matches at Lumen Field could get operators hit with a felony and a fine up to $100,000.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/8/26
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If the Washington state Legislature were to enact a wealth tax as proposed in recent years, it would face significant legal challenges and a "realistic possibility” of being overturned by the state …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/8/26
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