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Following a contentious floor debate, the state Senate approved a bill Friday that would guarantee public school students in Washington certain rights.
Senate Democrats pushed the bill …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/11/25
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Possible increases in property taxes and business and occupation taxes have garnered the lion’s share of headlines this legislative session, as has a possible statewide payroll tax and a …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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The Washington State Legislature passed a bill Thursday declaring it “unprofessional conduct” for bail bond recovery agents – better known as bounty hunters – to enforce civil …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday targeting state-level climate policies — including Washington state's Climate Commitment Act — calling them unconstitutional …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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Democratic majorities in the Washington state House and Senate are proposing new taxes, including a law that would allow larger increases in property taxes than currently allowed.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/11/25
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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will turn over 15 surplus wildfire engines to fire districts in wildfire-prone rural communities across Washington state this spring.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/11/25
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Providence Medical Group Southwest will officially consolidate its two women’s health specialty clinics in Olympia on April 28 to adjacent locations in the same building.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/11/25
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Although spring is now in full swing and temperatures are gradually warming up, areas at higher elevations are still experiencing winter storm events and will have lingering snow and ice, including …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/11/25
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The Washington State Senate has passed a bill previously approved by the House of Representatives that would prohibit governors of other states from sending their National Guard into Washington …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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The Washington State Senate on Thursday passed a controversial bill on vaccines and other public health requirements during communicable disease outbreaks.
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1531 , …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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There was emotional testimony on the House floor Wednesday as lawmakers debated and eventually passed a bill that repeals the crime of “concealing a birth” and removes coroner …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/11/25
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A cap on annual residential rent increases in Washington state is closer than ever to becoming law.
But major changes made in the Senate on Thursday have set up a clash with their Democratic …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/11/25
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The Washington State Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that could offer significant relief to people drowning in medical debt, but critics warn it may drive up costs for everyone.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/10/25
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A year after Senate Democrats promoted — and then abandoned under intense pressure — property tax hike legislation, they are back this session with Senate Bill 5798 that removes the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/10/25
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Tuesday’s latest deadline in the Washington Legislature provided the last rites for numerous proposals tackling everything from penalties for environmental crimes to union bargaining over …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/10/25
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Two Islamic celebrations will be added to Washington’s list of unpaid state holidays, under a bill signed into law on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 5106 would make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/10/25
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Hunters, anglers, and a bloc of 20 tribes in western Washington are among those pleased with three nominees Gov. Bob Ferguson announced this week for the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
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4/10/25
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A tearful Washington state lawmaker begged, to no avail, his colleagues across the aisle on the House Appropriations Committee not to pass a bill out of executive session that would shut down the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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Planning a Washington state vacation? You might want to bring some extra cash after lawmakers advanced a bill on Monday that would impose a 4% tax on short-term rentals like Airbnb.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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Advancing bill would require Washington state Department of Ecology to produce annual emissions data
A bill that will require the Washington State Department of Ecology to provide annual reports on climate emissions data cleared the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday with a do-pass …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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