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As public school officials file civil rights complaints against the state over its gender identity policies, some districts are mobilizing after the U.S. government announced a …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/1/25
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Services for people with dementia at assisted living facilities will have to meet new state standards across Washington under a law Gov. Bob Ferguson signed on Wednesday.
Senate Bill 5337 …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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5/1/25
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Western Washington’s ports are bracing for a deep slump later this month, as the president’s standoff with China over tariffs is expected to stifle the flow of goods.
Port of Seattle …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/1/25
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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice have launched a formal investigation into the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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5/1/25
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Feds launch Title IX investigation into Washington State Office of Superintendent Public Instruction
The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice have launched a formal investigation into the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction over concerns that the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/30/25
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State Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, one of the chief architects of legislation to cap rent hikes across Washington, says Gov. Bob Ferguson’s team has made clear to lawmakers since the second week of the …
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By: Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/30/25
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The Washington state House of Representatives passed a bill Monday, April 14, that provides flexibility to schools struggling to fund transportation for their students.
The Senate approved …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/30/25
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With Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson signing bills into law, critics of the overuse of emergency clauses in bills are watching to see if the governor uses his veto power to remove any of those …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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4/30/25
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A novel tax proposal out of Washington state could perform better than expected after a report published Monday disputed claims that higher rates would drive millionaires out of the area.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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4/30/25
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Nearly 5,300 state government and community college employees in Washington won’t be getting a 3% pay raise in July when most other state workers will.
That’s because those members …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/30/25
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Demand for electricity in the Northwest could double by 2046, according to a new energy forecast from regional experts.
Over the next two decades, demand could increase by between 1.8% and 3.1% …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/29/25
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More than 25,000 children in Oregon and Washington will lose the child care and early education their families rely on if the Trump administration continues its attempts to dismantle Head Start, say …
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By Julia Shumway / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/29/25
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Last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, along with Reps. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, and Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, introduced a bipartisan …
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The Reflector
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4/28/25
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A small pile of significant tax bills is getting delivered to Gov. Bob Ferguson.
Collectively, they form the financial linchpin to the state’s next budget and would generate …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/28/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill earlier this month that aims to help the Washington State Patrol work through its backlog of vehicle inspections.
Senate Bill 5462, which is sponsored …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/28/25
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Will he sign it into law? That’s the question for Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson now that lawmakers have sent him a two-year $77.8 billion operating budget.
On Sunday, the last day of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/28/25
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Washington state lawmakers found themselves united in mourning on the last day of session Sunday.
A week after the sudden death of Sen. Bill Ramos, D-Issaquah, legislators were also grappling …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/28/25
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A highly contested bill around the closure of a residential center for people with disabilities passed the Washington state House and Senate this weekend with mixed support from lawmakers and some …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/28/25
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This year’s 105-day Washington state legislative session was in many ways a trudge.
There was a multibillion-dollar budget deficit to solve. Sharp debate on parental rights and …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/28/25
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Washington is poised to limit annual residential rent increases with legislation now headed to the governor’s desk.
The House and Senate on Sunday, the last day of the legislative session, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/27/25
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