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A recent alleged assault of a 75-year-old woman by a repeat offender in Seattle has prompted public safety leaders to criticize what they describe as systemic failures within the King County jail …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/24/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday threw his support behind a proposed income tax on residents earning more than $1 million annually, and said he’s prepared to sign the policy into law next …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/23/25
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Last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, joined the House Energy and Commerce Committee Member Day hearing to discuss the importance of passing federal Right to Repair legislation, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/25
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers, whose charge is to provide updates on the plans and cost to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, has run into a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/23/25
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An attorney whose law license was suspended for two years because of a Washington state Attorney General's complaint against her for representing a group trying to block illegal residents from voting …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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12/23/25
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More than 2,100 registered nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital have authorized a potential strike following a union vote.
Registered nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital voted Sunday and …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/23/25
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A 75-year-old woman was struck and blinded in a violent attack outside the King County Courthouse earlier this month, and the suspect charged in the case had a long history of arrests, including …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/23/25
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Washington state troopers stop and search drivers of color more often than white Washingtonians, new data shows.
Washington State Patrol’s total traffic stops statewide dropped slightly in …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/22/25
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Hoping to curtail the state’s opioid epidemic, one Republican proposed a bill Thursday that would establish a near-real-time overdose mapping interface with guardrails for privacy.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/19/25
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Facing another multi-billion-dollar state deficit, Republicans are hoping to avoid more tax increases by closing a loophole they say allows government workers to double dip by using paid time off and …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/19/25
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Less than a month before the 2026 legislative session, Republican state lawmakers are proposing cutting $3.7 billion for the next fiscal budget, but did not yet release any specifics about how many …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/19/25
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SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is asking lawmakers to fund $244 million in additional housing investments as part of a budget proposal released Thursday.
His plan comes as the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/19/25
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CONCRETE, Wash. — On Wednesday morning, sunlight glinted off the mud and moisture that still blanketed this small town in the Cascade foothills, hinting at what it had just endured.
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By Eli Voorhies / The Washington State Standard
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12/19/25
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LACEY — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled a plan Friday to steer $3 billion into preserving the state’s roads and bridges and building three new ferries over the next decade.
Ferguson …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/19/25
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The Trump administration has ordered Washington’s last coal-fired power station to continue burning coal, just weeks before it was scheduled to shut down and convert to natural gas fuel.
This …
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By Jospeh O’Sullivan / The Washington State Standard
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12/18/25
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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12/18/25
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Members of the Department of Children Youth and Families Oversight Board met Wednesday to discuss proposed changes to legislation that critics say has led to an alarming increase in the numbers of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/18/25
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For a while, Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse says he’s been hearing a little voice in the back of his head telling him it might be time to step aside.
On Wednesday, he announced he’d …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/18/25
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The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown intensified across Washington in the late summer and early fall, new data indicates.
Between July 29 and Oct. 15, U.S. Immigration and …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/18/25
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Republican lawmakers proposed a plan Tuesday that could restore access to the Fairfax Bridge “as soon as possible” after the state shut down the gateway to Mount Rainier last April.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/17/25
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