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Organized labor secured a major win Saturday as Democrats in the state House pushed through legislation to provide striking workers in Washington with unemployment benefits.
But union leaders …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/13/25
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Washington is poised to require clergy members to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession.
Nearly two-thirds of state House members approved a Senate bill on …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/12/25
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Following a contentious floor debate, the state Senate approved a bill Friday that would guarantee public school students in Washington certain rights.
Senate Democrats pushed the bill …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/11/25
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Possible increases in property taxes and business and occupation taxes have garnered the lion’s share of headlines this legislative session, as has a possible statewide payroll tax and a …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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The Washington State Legislature passed a bill Thursday declaring it “unprofessional conduct” for bail bond recovery agents – better known as bounty hunters – to enforce civil …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday targeting state-level climate policies — including Washington state's Climate Commitment Act — calling them unconstitutional …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will turn over 15 surplus wildfire engines to fire districts in wildfire-prone rural communities across Washington state this spring.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/11/25
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The Washington State Senate has passed a bill previously approved by the House of Representatives that would prohibit governors of other states from sending their National Guard into Washington …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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The Washington State Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill on vaccines and other public health requirements during communicable disease outbreaks.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1531 , …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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There was emotional testimony on the House floor Wednesday as lawmakers debated and eventually passed a bill that repeals the crime of “concealing a birth” and removes coroner …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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A cap on annual residential rent increases in Washington state is closer than ever to becoming law.
But major changes made in the Senate on Thursday have set up a clash with their Democratic …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/11/25
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The Washington State Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that could offer significant relief to people drowning in medical debt, but critics warn it may drive up costs for everyone.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/10/25
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A year after Senate Democrats promoted — and then abandoned under intense pressure — property tax hike legislation, they are back this session with Senate Bill 5798 that removes the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/10/25
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Tuesday’s latest deadline in the Washington Legislature provided the last rites for numerous proposals tackling everything from penalties for environmental crimes to union bargaining over …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/10/25
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Two Islamic celebrations will be added to Washington’s list of unpaid state holidays, under a bill signed into law on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 5106 would make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/10/25
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Hunters, anglers, and a bloc of 20 tribes in western Washington are among those pleased with three nominees Gov. Bob Ferguson announced this week for the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
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4/10/25
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A tearful Washington state lawmaker begged, to no avail, his colleagues across the aisle on the House Appropriations Committee not to pass a bill out of executive session that would shut down the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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Planning a Washington state vacation? You might want to bring some extra cash after lawmakers advanced a bill on Monday that would impose a 4% tax on short-term rentals like Airbnb.
State law …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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Advancing bill would require Washington state Department of Ecology to produce annual emissions data
A bill that will require the Washington State Department of Ecology to provide annual reports on climate emissions data cleared the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday with a do-pass …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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A bill to impose an excise tax on owners of online dating applications was introduced in the Washington State Legislature on Tuesday.
The legislation, if passed, would generate revenue to fund …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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