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A bill that would require public colleges and universities in Washington state to offer medication abortion through student health centers has died in the Senate Ways & Means Committee.
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By Tate Miller / The Center Square
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3/3/25
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Protesters held up signs and chanted as cars passed by during a “Protect Our Parks” protest along state Route 706 outside of the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park near …
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3/3/25
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Washington’s Tumwater School District faces a federal investigation from the Trump administration over allowing a transgender athlete from an opposing team to compete in a girls’ high …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray will skip President Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, saying in a statement he is “spitting in the face of the law.”
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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Attorneys for a former Armenian refugee held in the federal immigrant detention center in Tacoma say he has been unable to get medical treatment for months, leaving his family worried he could soon …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/3/25
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This article was first published by TVW.
State lawmakers in Olympia are again debating a plan to establish a road usage charge for funding state highways. Supporters say the change would be more …
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By Mike McClanahan / TVW
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3/3/25
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School districts across Washington state would receive more funding for materials, supplies and operating costs, known as MSOC, under a bill that passed out of the House Appropriations Committee on …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/1/25
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More legislation fell by the wayside Friday in the Washington Legislature, including bills on signature gathering for ballot initiatives, free school meals and ballot box tampering.
Friday …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/1/25
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The state Senate passed a bill Friday afternoon to make religious leaders mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect. Supporters say the move is crucial to protecting children from harm, …
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By Albert James / Murrow News
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3/1/25
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Despite pleas from across the state, lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that could allow homeless individuals to sue over the “objective reasonableness” of local camping bans.
House …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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A bill to have the Legislature evaluate how to modernize Washington state’s alcohol tax system passed out of executive session in the Senate Way & Means Committee without recommendation on …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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Washington state lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday requiring a “permit-to-purchase” to buy and possess firearms.
The Appropriations Committee approved House Bill 1163 on Thursday, …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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More than three years ago, tax protester and initiative sponsor Tim Eyman was fined millions of dollars stemming from Public Disclosure Commission campaign finance violations in 2012.
Now, a …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and Gov. Bob Ferguson are named in a Title IX complaint resolution filed Friday by Washington Parents Network.
WPN is a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/28/25
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An online privacy bill that critics contend undermines parental rights is set for executive session Friday in the Senate Ways & Means Committee.
Senate Bill 5708 , sponsored by Sen. Noel …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/27/25
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House Democrats in the Washington state Legislature want to align standards across law enforcement, but the approach passed out of committee Wednesday would allow state agencies to decertify elected …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/27/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled a plan for about $4 billion in budget cuts Thursday as officials look for fixes to a state balance sheet that is billions of dollars in the red.
This scrub …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/27/25
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Microsoft and Amazon are among the wealthiest companies in the world, each with a market capitalization of well over $2 trillion, but a bill out of Washington could trim off some cash to save the …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/27/25
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Although bills proposing a road usage charge failed to clear their original committees prior to last Friday's legislative cutoff date, one ranking House Transportation Committee member is saying …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/27/25
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Republicans in the Washington state Legislature say Democrats are exaggerating the size of the projected four-year operating budget shortfall to justify proposed tax increases.
The amount of the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/26/25
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