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With a U.S.-Canada trade war raging, Canada fired a warning shot on its northwestern front — one that could have repercussions for Washington state’s trade-dependent economy.
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By The Seattle Times
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9/9/26
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Members of the Rainier City Council convened on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for their regular monthly meeting inside Rainier City Hall.
During the meeting, Rainier City Councilor Tom Arnbrister read a …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/9/26
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Idaho state government agencies’ budget requests for the next fiscal year are now publicly available.
The requests, which are online on the Division of Financial Management’s website, …
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Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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9/9/26
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Top Oregon elected officials on Tuesday urged Oregonians to use ballot drop boxes, not mailboxes, to return ballots in November as newly released data showed thousands of Oregonians missed having …
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Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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9/9/26
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The hotly contested U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting usurps Congress’ authority, as well as states’ power to administer elections, more than 250 current and former members of …
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Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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9/9/26
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A federal judge has ruled American Prairie can keep grazing bison on three federal grazing allotments as a federal lawsuit plays out.
The decision by Judge Brian Morris blocks, for now, a Bureau …
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Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan
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9/8/26
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Complaints to Oregon’s workplace safety and health agency have reached an all-time high since it introduced rules protecting employees from extreme heat and wildfire smoke four years ago.
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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9/8/26
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Five races for seats on Washington’s state Supreme Court are set to get much more attention over the next two months.
These races typically pass by without much notice as incumbent …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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9/8/26
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Officials in Page, Arizona, a small city near the Glen Canyon Dam, passed a land sale agreement last fall that establishes a framework for future construction of a data center.
The sale of the …
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Madyson Fitzgerald / News From The States
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9/8/26
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The Washington state Supreme Court announced last Wednesday it will review a case challenging legislative privilege, which lawmakers claim gives them the power to withhold some documents from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/7/26
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Thurston County anticipates needing to make $5.5 million in spending cuts for 2027, the county announced Friday.
The cuts are in addition to the $9.84 million in budget cuts the county …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/4/26
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Timberland Regional Library will host drop-in information sessions about the upcoming levy lid lift throughout its five-county service area in September and October.
Community members are …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/4/26
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The public is invited to the POW/MIA Monument on the Washington state Capitol Campus in Olympia at 10 a.m. Sept. 18 for the annual POW/MIA Recognition Event.
The event is aimed at “honoring …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/4/26
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A narcotics dealer living in Kent who was responsible for the flow of fentanyl and cocaine in Thurston County has been arrested, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/4/26
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A Thurston County Superior Court judge has found probable cause for charges against the man involved in a seven-hour standoff Tuesday night in Rainier.
Jon William Day, 65, of Rainier, was …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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9/4/26
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Washington state Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet, owes a $500 fine to the Legislative Ethics Board for his conduct on social media.
The punishment was handed out specifically because of an …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/4/26
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Members of a legislative oversight committee voted 10-1 this week to subpoena Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen for the type of information her office turned over to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Keila Szpaller / Daily Montanan
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9/4/26
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President Donald Trump said earlier this year he’d “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections” this fall, declining to rule out sending the National Guard or federal law …
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Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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9/4/26
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The ACLU of Idaho has joined the national American Civil Liberties Union in calling on leaders to pull back National Guard members from Washington, D.C. Idaho leaders indicated the deployment in D.C. …
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Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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9/4/26
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Women on parole report higher rates of housing instability, poor health and serious mental health and substance use disorders than men on parole and women who weren’t on parole, according to a new …
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Amanda Watford / Stateline
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9/4/26
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