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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced Thursday his office will contract with an outside law firm to defend Initiative 638, approved by Washington voters last week to prevent biological …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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11/13/26
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A judge ruled Friday that an eastern Washington county illegally aided federal immigration enforcement, in violation of a landmark state law restricting such coordination.
The Adams County …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/13/26
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Two men who allegedly led a sophisticated scheme to steal and resell products from four online retailers were arraigned Friday on a three-count indictment that outlined the multi-million-dollar fraud …
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11/13/26
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The whistleblower at the center of a scandal concerning the Tacoma Urban League has been notified by the office of Washington Attorney General Nick Brown that they have closed her case.
Corey …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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11/13/26
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Washington Democrats have tightened their grip on Olympia, picking up several seats in the House to earn a supermajority of at least 66 of the 98 seats.
Several races are yet to be called with …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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11/13/26
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While Washington’s state Senate Democrats didn’t lose any seats this year, one incumbent did fall to a member of his own party.
State Rep. Cindy Ryu, D-Shoreline, defeated two-term …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/13/26
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Democrats could now gain 10 seats in the Washington state House as a Republican incumbent fell behind Thursday, over a week after ballot tallying began.
Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen , R-Puyallup, was up …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/13/26
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A Washington state Democratic congresswoman is apologizing for getting caught in traffic and arriving one minute late for a vote that could have set in motion an impeachment attempt of Defense …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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11/13/26
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When this century began, Republicans held half of the 98 seats in the Washington state House of Representatives and shared power with Democrats. They will soon occupy 29.
The Grand Old …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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11/13/26
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When Jaelynn Scott arrives in Olympia in January, she doesn’t want to be labeled a one-note legislator.
Elected by voters last week, Scott will be Washington’s first openly transgender …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/12/26
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The Washington state Board of Natural Resources has unanimously approved an increase in Department of Natural Resources (DNR) rates to manage state trust lands, a news release from the state agency …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/11/26
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After a week of ballot tallying, Washington’s closest race for state Supreme Court has a winner.
King County Superior Court Judge Sean O’Donnell claimed victory Wednesday morning over …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/11/26
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Washington’s state Supreme Court is considering major rule changes that could lead to lower, and less, bail set for criminal defendants.
Public defenders support the changes. Public …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/11/26
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The wildfire season in Washington state is officially over.
In 2026, “more than 1,500 fires ignited and nearly 1 million acres burned across the state,” Public Lands Commissioner Dave …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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11/10/26
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Non-partisan legislative staff in the Washington state Senate estimate an accounting error at the Washington Health Care Authority could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
The …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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11/10/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday announced he has chosen Jimi Hendrix as Washington’s submission to the U.S. Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program.
The program, first launched by the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/10/26
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One week after Washington voters approved an initiative to bar transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports, parents are suing to block it.
The legal challenge, filed Monday, argues …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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11/10/26
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Washington's Adult Protective Services was too slow to respond to thousands of reports of potential abuse, neglect or exploitation in fiscal year 2025, possibly leaving vulnerable adults without …
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By Kelsey Turner / InvestigateWest
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11/10/26
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Annual vendor spending at Washington’s Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) jumped $2.9 billion in four years, but a state audit assuring taxpayers that the surge was “valid” relied …
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Adam Herbets | The Center Square
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11/10/26
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Federal officials on Monday announced $10 billion in awards across all 50 states in the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, grants created by Congress to bolster rural health in …
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Nada Hassanein / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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11/10/26
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