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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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A new group of bipartisan state legislative leaders issued a declaration at their first meeting calling for a renewed focus on states’ rights and an end to federal intrusion into state laws.
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Kevin Hardy / Stateline
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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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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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12/17/25
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The Christmas Island display shines at the Maytown Assembly of God on Monday, Dec. 15, in these photos by photographer Ridley Hudson.
The dazzling display of lights and decorations is open every …
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12/17/25
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The Thurston County Superior Court judges have appointed Nichelle Curtis-McQueen as Juvenile Court administrator (JCA).
She will succeed Ted Bryan, who has served in that role since July …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/17/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to approve the county’s 2026-27 budget.
Commissioners Carolina Mejia, Wayne Fournier and Tye Menser voted to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/17/25
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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners has approved a six-year transportation improvement project plan.
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the calendar years 2026-2031 …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/17/25
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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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Nearly 1,800 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees have left the agency in the last year, records obtained by conservation advocates find, as pressure mounted from President Donald Trump and his …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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12/17/25
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Parts of U.S. 2, an important road cutting across Washington’s Cascade mountains, will likely remain closed for months due to flood and slide damage, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday.
A 49-mile …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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12/17/25
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U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of two Republicans representing Washington state in Congress, will not run for reelection next year.
“Serving the Fourth District of Washington has been the honor …
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By Bill Lucia and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/17/25
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced early Wednesday morning an emergency order to keep TransAlta’s Centralia-based coal-fired power plant operational through March of next year.
U.S. …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/17/25
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Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its holiday tradition of donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the region, according to a news release from the company.
Starting with a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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President Donald Trump’s administration is looking “very strongly” at reclassifying cannabis from the strictest category of controlled substances, Trump said Monday.
In a brief …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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12/16/25
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Across the Northwest, a record warm fall and lack of snowpack going into the winter is putting more drought pressure on Oregon, Idaho, Washington and western Montana.
Despite record rain in …
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By Alex Baumhardt / States Newsroom
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12/16/25
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SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday that the state will look to spend $3.5 million on immediate assistance to those affected by the historic flooding of the past week.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/16/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who was found deceased face down in the Nisqually River in June 2003. “Despite extensive …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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12/16/25
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