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Washington’s wolf population is down for the first time since resident packs were confirmed to be returning to the state about 16 years ago, new figures show.
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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4/7/25
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If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.
When a package from Amazon arrived at her Clark County home in November 2020, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/7/25
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Dozens of people turned out for a spirited public hearing Friday before the state Senate Ways & Means Committee on controversial legislation to cap yearly rent increases
Engrossed House Bill …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/7/25
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Over the next few weeks, lawmakers in Washington’s state House and Senate need to resolve significant differences on new taxes, education funding, furloughs for state employees and much, much …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/7/25
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The Washington State Senate in a 30-19 vote passed a House bill that would expand the definition of a hate crime for the purpose of prosecution, while rejecting amendments that would have added …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/4/25
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As President Donald Trump cuts funding and Gov. Bob Ferguson juggles a $16 billion budget shortfall, Washington State University is bracing for up to 10% reductions across several departments.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/4/25
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The Washington and Oregon attorneys general sued the Trump administration Friday over its executive order on elections that seeks to withhold funding unless states comply with dramatic rule changes.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/4/25
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During a Thursday morning public hearing , the House Finance Committee heard testimony — both for and against — on three tax increases proposed by majority party Democrats in the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/4/25
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Puget Sound-based commerce organizations are strongly urging state lawmakers not to raise taxes on businesses to address a projected budget shortfall and instead find ways to live within their means.
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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4/4/25
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How much Washington should raise in new tax revenue and who will pay is something state lawmakers and Gov. Bob Ferguson will hash out in the final weeks of the legislative session.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/4/25
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Washington is suing a property management software company and a handful of landlords over allegations they colluded to inflate rents through a price-fixing scheme, Attorney General Nick Brown …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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4/3/25
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This article was first published by High Country News .
The U.S. Forest Service announced this week that it will temporarily prohibit commercial picking of huckleberries this summer in Gifford …
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Josephine Woolington / High Country News / Washington State Standard
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4/3/25
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Defying Olympia, the Spokane Valley City Council passed a resolution Tuesday explicitly opposing what many call Washington’s “sanctuary state” law, despite residents' pleas to …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/3/25
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A bill that gained bipartisan support in the Washington state Senate to strengthen online safety for children has failed to move forward in the House.
Senate Bill 5708 came at the request …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/2/25
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Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate will have plenty of negotiating to do as they try to reconcile competing transportation budget proposals, which both depend on gas tax hikes.
The …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/2/25
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Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5181 , amending the parents’ bill of rights initiative that passed the Legislature last year, was voted out of executive session in the House Education …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/1/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday put the kibosh on Democratic lawmakers’ plans to use billions of dollars from a proposed wealth tax to balance the state budget.
Ferguson, a …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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Amtrak is moving train cars to the Northwest from other parts of the country to swap in for 26 cars abruptly pulled from service in late March due to corrosion problems.
The issues with the …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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The Washington state House passed its budget just after midnight on Tuesday, setting the stage for negotiations with the Senate and the governor on a spending blueprint to address a looming …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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Democratic lawmakers have revamped their approach to banning flavored tobacco products in Washington.
In new bills filed Friday in the state House and Senate, the original prohibition on …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/1/25
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