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Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office says it is weighing all the evidence ahead of the planned release of convicted triple murderer Timothy Pauley, who was granted clemency by former …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/21/25
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A King County Superior Court judge on Friday invalidated the ballot measure approved by voters in November that seeks to slow Washington’s shift from natural gas toward technology like electric …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/21/25
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Washington state Senate Democrats on Thursday, March 21, announced tax and revenue proposals aimed at closing a projected budget deficit of $16 billion or more for the 2025-2027 budget during a press …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/21/25
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Two incarcerated individuals at the Washington Corrections Center (WCC) in Shelton who presented mumps symptoms last week tested negative for the virus on Monday.
Out of caution, the Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/21/25
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Thurston County resident Arthur West has withdrawn his petition to recall Court Clerk Linda Enlow just two weeks after the county superior court received his petition.
According to the statement …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/21/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Thursday confirmed nine days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Wednesday, March 26.
“This next tide …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/21/25
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office Elections Division is taking extra steps to ensure voter registration records remain accurate and up to date.
The office is mailing letters this week …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/21/25
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An 80-year-old Rainier man died following a crash on U.S. Highway 12 in Salkum on March 15, according to a news release by the Washington State Patrol on Friday morning.
Donald B. Bell was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/21/25
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Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders to increase logging in national forests and on other federal lands.
Trump’s orders direct federal agencies to …
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By Alex Brown / States Newsroom
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3/21/25
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The Senate Early Learning & K-12 Committee got an earful Thursday from supporters and detractors of proposed legislation “promoting a safe and supportive public education system” that …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/20/25
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A bill moving through the Washington state Legislature would allow lawful permanent residents and foreign nationals who are recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/20/25
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Staff at the Washington attorney general’s office argue a furlough will just mean unpaid hours because the agency’s work has to get done.
They say about $20 million in proposed …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/20/25
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Ralph Munro, Washington’s longest-serving secretary of state and a moderate Republican who achieved unusually broad popularity across the political spectrum, died early Thursday at his …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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3/20/25
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Let the tax debate begin in Olympia.
Democrats in the Washington state Senate kicked it off Thursday with a monstrous opening statement , calling for higher property tax collections and new …
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By: Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/20/25
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Recently, the Washington state Legislature enacted a Clean Fuel Standard program, which directs fuel providers to reduce the carbon intensity in their products such as gasoline and diesel. Now, the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/20/25
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The Washington State Patrol is gearing up for the potential passage of a bill in Olympia that would require gun buyers to get a permit before purchasing a firearm and require gun safety training to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/20/25
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Washington’s “Year of Housing” in 2023 brought a record $400 million investment into the state’s affordable housing fund.
Last year’s short legislative …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/20/25
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Allowing workers to use their paid sick leave to take time off for immigration proceedings is one of the ways Washington state lawmakers are trying to support immigrants facing tougher federal …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/19/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson’s top adviser and closest political confidant resigned Wednesday amid complaints that he fomented a toxic workplace that contributed to the departure of another key …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/19/25
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The Washington state Senate Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing Tuesday, March 18, and listened to testimony for and against a proposed bill that would help fund local journalism across …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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