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Despite vows to restrict immigration authorities’ access to Washington state Department of Licensing information, the data sharing continued in a new form, researchers revealed Thursday.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/8/26
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Future assessments of U.S. landslide hazards could include the study of risks posed by atmospheric rivers, which caused extreme precipitation that was linked to recent deadly slides in Southeast …
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Yereth Rosen / Washington State Standard
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1/8/26
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The Washington State Auditor’s Office in recent years has concluded that the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families lacked adequate oversight over its child care subsidy program, …
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TJ Martinell and Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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1/8/26
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Democratic lawmakers in Washington state on Tuesday pre-filed legislation for mid-decade congressional redistricting. The proposal is part of a broader national trend of a surge in efforts to redraw …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/7/26
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The state Department of Ecology has admitted that a recent report on carbon emission reductions through projects financed by the Climate Commitment Act was “significantly inflated” by the …
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TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/7/26
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s decision barring the Trump administration from cutting funding for medical and public health research at universities and …
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By Esther Wickham / The Center Square
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1/7/26
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New Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says recent reports regarding changes in the handling of public drug use cases – based on an internal email from Police Chief Shon Barnes to officers on Jan. 1 – …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/7/26
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Oregon and other western states will follow vaccine recommendations from a leading medical group instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the federal health agency on Monday …
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By Mia Maldonado / States Newsroom
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1/7/26
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Washington is set to receive $181 million in federal funding this year to boost rural health care amid drastic Medicaid cuts.
The hefty sum falls below what the Trump administration gave to some …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/7/26
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The number of licensed childcare providers in Washington state has increased since 2020 from 4,768 to 6,504, a 36% increase, according to the Department of Children, Youth & Families.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/6/26
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The state Department of Ecology has admitted that a recent report on carbon emission reductions through projects financed by the Climate Commitment Act was “significantly inflated” by the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/6/26
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Despite bidding for the Yelm Loop project being postponed from last winter into this spring, those familiar with the project still anticipate it going to construction in the summer of 2026. Cody …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/6/26
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Blanche Barajas and Gary Bode have very different ideas about fluoridation. She’s pro. He’s against.
As city council members in Pasco and Lynden, respectively, they fought two of seven …
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John Stang / Washington State Standard
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1/6/26
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As Olympia faces another shortfall, state health care officials said Monday that the governor’s supplemental budget proposal could impact Washington’s Recovery Navigator Program.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/5/26
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While motorists in much of the rest of the nation are seeing gas prices below $3 a gallon, drivers in Washington state continue to deal with fuel costs averaging closer to $4 a gallon, thanks to …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/5/26
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An anti-tax crowd gathered at the state capitol in Olympia on Saturday, with protesters expressing frustration over a lack of affordability and even touching on concerns about alleged daycare fraud …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/5/26
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Ahead of the November 1932 election, organizers in Washington gathered enough signatures to place an initiative on the ballot asking whether the state should adopt a graduated tax on personal and …
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By Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review
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1/5/26
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Washington is close to opening a new incentive program for commercial fleet operators to transition trucks and other vehicles to models that run on electric or hydrogen power.
Industry groups …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/5/26
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Supporters of two citizen initiatives, one focused on parental rights and another on barring transgender athletes from girls’ sports, moved closer Friday to getting those measures before the …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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1/5/26
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Washington state Reps. Matt Marshall, R-Eatonville, and Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, have introduced legislation to formally recognize Christmas Eve, Hanukkah, Easter and other Christian and Jewish …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/2/26
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