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Lawmakers have sprung to the defense of a Washington state lawmaker who faced a protest at her home over the weekend.
Rep. Tarra Simmons estimated 20-25 protesters showed up at her Bremerton …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/26/25
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Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson issued an order Tuesday afternoon canceling the planned release of convicted triple murderer Timothy Pauley.
Ferguson’s decision reversed an order made …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/25/25
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Monday’s public hearing on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5181 before the House Education Committee saw supporters and detractors make their respective cases for and against the controversial …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/25/25
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Backers of Initiative 2066, which protects natural gas as an energy choice in Washington state, say they will take their case to the Washington Supreme Court after a judge’s ruling last week …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/25/25
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A Republican-backed bill that cleared the Washington State Senate with a unanimous vote would impose mandatory community custody for anyone guilty of unlawful firearm possession.
Community …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/25/25
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Federal immigration law allows the government to deport a person for a decades-old criminal conviction, regardless of their ties to the United States and whether they’ve completed their …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/25/25
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Democrats in Washington’s House and Senate agree on one thing when it comes to the state’s budget shortfall: it’ll take hefty taxes on wealthy individuals and companies to solve.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/25/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday reversed a decision by former Gov. Jay Inslee to allow a man convicted of a triple murder more than four decades ago to be released from state prison.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/25/25
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Proponents and critics of a Washington state bill regarding public health continue to argue over the exact impacts it will have on matters such as vaccine mandates or restrictions in response to the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/24/25
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Democrats in the Washington State Senate on Monday released a proposed $78.5 billion operating budget for the 2025-2027 biennium, up from the $72.4 billion in the current 2023-2025 biennium.
The …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/24/25
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After Boeing workers went on strike for over seven weeks last year, Washington state may soon provide up to three months of benefits to those on the picket line if a Democratic bill becomes law.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/24/25
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Washington drivers would see higher gas taxes beginning this summer under transportation funding plans state House and Senate lawmakers unveiled Monday.
The chambers approach what would be the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/24/25
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A bipartisan bill aimed at reducing construction costs by easing restrictions on aggregate and asphalt materials, sponsored by 18th District Rep. John Ley, R-Vancouver, received overwhelming support …
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The Reflector
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3/24/25
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is warning drivers about scam text messages impersonating the Good To Go! toll payment service and urging people to avoid clicking on …
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The Reflector
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3/24/25
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Last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, along with fellow Democratic Washington Congressional Reps. Suzan DelBene and Kim Schrier and Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse introduced the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/24/25
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As the 2025 legislative session flies by, deadlines and cutoffs have already claimed the lives of a host of proposed bills.
March 12 was the deadline for legislation to make it out of the …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/24/25
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A labor union representing most employees at Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s troubled that a member of a commission that oversees the agency may not get reappointed …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/24/25
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U.S. senators from California and Nevada joined their Democratic colleagues to call on Trump and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate a reported $1 billion for meals provided by schools …
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By Liam Hibbert / The Center Square
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3/23/25
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Longtime Washington Democratic Rep. Frank Chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful House speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died Saturday. He was 71.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/23/25
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Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office says it is weighing all the evidence ahead of the planned release of convicted triple murderer Timothy Pauley, who was granted clemency by former …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/21/25
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