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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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Gov. Bob Ferguson’s top advisor 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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Washington lawmakers have been waiting on a new set of state revenue estimates as they put the final touches on budget proposals expected next week.
Those figures arrived Tuesday and further …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/18/25
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A cascade of actions from the Trump administration represents a “grave threat” to health care, social, educational and other critical services in Indian Country, including for Native …
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By Melanie Henshaw / InvestigateWest
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3/18/25
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A judge has denied the Washington attorney general’s attempt to hold the Trump administration in contempt over allegations it flouted a court order in a case involving hospital grant funding …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/17/25
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson pledged to labor leaders in July 2023 that if elected governor, he’d have their back as he set about to change the culture of state government.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/17/25
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A bill that would add several protected classes to nondiscrimination provisions that apply to public schools in Washington state, received a public hearing Monday in the House Education …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/17/25
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The Washington Senate unanimously passed a bill earlier this month that would require the state Department of Ecology to release a report on statewide carbon emissions every year, rather than two …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/17/25
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Only one thing could delay, and possibly derail, pay raises for state elected officials this year: a referendum.
A citizen commission approved a new salary schedule for members of the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/17/25
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The political stars seemed aligned for the Washington State Legislature to pass a bill this session to rein in the governor’s emergency powers, with Republicans eager to pass reform legislation …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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Several bills regulating firearms survived Wednesday’s cutoff in the Washington State Legislature to consider bills in their house of origin. Other gun bills are likely dead this legislative …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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The Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill this week that attempts to fulfill a promise made years ago to the agricultural community under the Climate Commitment Act.
Engrossed …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/14/25
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A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the chamber’s top Democrat.
“There’s still going to be …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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Tucked away in a corner of Washington’s Yakima Valley is the small town of Sunnyside, made up of roughly 17,000 residents, a majority of whom are Latino and some lack legal status.
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s point person for working with state lawmakers has resigned.
The key departure from Ferguson’s team comes as he heads into the final six weeks of his …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/25
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The U.S. has paused negotiations with Canada on a keystone management plan that governs flood control, water supply and hydropower in the shared Columbia River Basin as President Donald Trump …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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3/14/25
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