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The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the CARES Act’s 30-day eviction notice requirement for subsidized housing only applies to instances of nonpayment of rent.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/20/25
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A companion Senate bill to a House proposal setting Washington on a course toward a compulsory pay-per-mile program has generated similar skepticism over its ultimate form, including whether it would …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/20/25
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Some Washington state lawmakers want to slow down on specialty license plates once they steer several more across the finish line this session.
An omnibus bill approving seven new plates, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/19/25
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The Washington attorney general’s office last week asked a federal appeals court to restore a state law regulating the federal immigrant detention center in Tacoma, calling conditions there …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/19/25
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A bill to cap yearly rent increases cleared another obstacle in the state Senate on Wednesday.
A year after a similar bill died in the Senate Housing Committee, the panel approved legislation …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/19/25
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Overcrowding in the state’s juvenile and adult corrections facilities would be relieved under a plan from state Sen. Leonard Christian to house inmates at the state Capitol Campus and give …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/19/25
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There’s controversy gusting through the Washington Legislature over a proposed redesign of the state flag.
House Bill 1938 , sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, would create …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/19/25
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A push by Democratic state senators for greater scrutiny of those circulating and signing initiative petitions advanced in the Washington Legislature on Tuesday over the objections of Republicans and …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/19/25
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Washington Democrats on Tuesday passed a bill out of the Senate Government, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee, dubbed by critics to be the “initiative killer.”
SB 5382, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/18/25
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After an uproar over staffing cuts at the Bonneville Power Administration, the Trump administration is trying to rehire a handful of staffers it laid off last week.
Bonneville, a federal …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/18/25
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Democrats in the Washington state Legislature have introduced House Bill 1938, which would create the Washington State Flag Redesign Committee to lead efforts to create a new flag.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/18/25
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As California’s high speed rail project lays its first tracks after spending billions of dollars since 2006, Washington officials are already looking at lessons to be learned on how to avoid a …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/18/25
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The Washington state House has passed a revised version of a bill that would expand the state’s definition of a hate crime, though concerns were raised by some lawmakers despite amendments …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/18/25
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Getting more homes on the market and making housing less expensive for Washington residents is a priority for many state lawmakers this legislative session.
But not everyone agrees on how …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/18/25
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ISSAQUAH — President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities …
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Alex Brown / States Newsroom
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2/18/25
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A Washington state Senate committee advanced a proposal Friday morning to update the rules around wood stoves. Democratic supporters of the bill argue it will promote better air quality, while …
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By Albert James / Murrow News
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2/18/25
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Hundreds of Washington students, parents, teachers and other educators demonstrated at the state Capitol on Monday, calling for increased funding for the state’s public school system.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/17/25
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Following multiple lawsuits involving the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, state lawmakers are pushing again for greater transparency at the for-profit immigrant detention center.
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/17/25
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The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred people showed up in frigid rain to rally against what they claim are efforts …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/17/25
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A Senate bill installing new guard rails on a governor’s emergency powers is set for a key vote Friday, due in large part to a phone call from Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson.
The Senate …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/17/25
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