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Oregonians driving electric vehicles will be required to pay hundreds of dollars in new taxes and fees starting next year, sending tens of millions of dollars annually to the State Highway Fund.
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/11/26
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As a crowded August primary looms, Washington Supreme Court candidates are making their pitch to voters ahead of the 2026 election that could decide the fate of a new income tax.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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6/11/26
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A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators promoted their legislation Wednesday to set national standards for college athletes’ compensation, calling the compromise bill the best available option.
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Shauneen Miranda / Washington State Standard
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6/11/26
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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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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, this week spoke in favor of her amendment that would create a new mental acuity standard for members of Congress.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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The public is invited to attend the annual Washington State Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Service on Sunday, June 14, on the state Capitol’s west campus in Olympia.
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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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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.
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Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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6/9/26
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