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A Washington state bill adding “gender identity” and illegal immigrants as new protected classes in the public school system has cleared its first committee amid concerns from some …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/10/25
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A Republican lawmaker from Spokane has introduced House Bill 1699 , known as the “Defending Equity in Interscholastic Sports Act,” that, according to a news release , “seeks to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/10/25
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Police in Washington would be barred from stopping drivers solely for nonmoving violations, like expired tabs or a broken headlight, under a Democratic-backed bill in the state Legislature.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/10/25
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State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen didn’t foresee the furor that would erupt over his description of a four-decade-old Washington law limiting parental power.
“Kids over 13 …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/10/25
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Over 700 incarcerated people in Washington state prisons are serving additional time for crimes they committed as minors. If a new bill introduced in the Legislature last week passes, they could be …
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By Aspen Ford / Investigate West
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2/10/25
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With dwindling federal funds and a looming state budget shortfall, Washington lawmakers are trying to figure out how to keep paying for services for crime victims.
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/10/25
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A Democratic-led effort to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession, is moving closer to being voted on in both chambers of the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/10/25
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The group behind the 2024 initiative that led to the Parental Bill of Rights in Washington is weighing potential options now that majority Democrats are championing a bill that would repeal most of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/7/25
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The Washington state Department of Ecology is seeing nearly $53 million in federal funding being held up as a result of a recent funding freeze.
Last month, a memo from the White House paused …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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2/7/25
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A Washington lawmaker has introduced legislation that would prevent an inmate convicted of a physical or sexual assault from being housed in a cell with another inmate of the opposite sex.
House …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/7/25
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown on Friday sued the Trump administration over an executive order threatening to stop federal funding for gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/7/25
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One of the loudest crowds in the NFL – Seattle Seahawks fans – could soon get a day of their own to celebrate as Washington lawmakers look to make Dec. 12, the “Day of the …
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By: Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/7/25
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, and a group of fellow senators published a letter Wednesday demanding immediate hearings to discuss reports of the newly created Department of Government …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/7/25
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The Washington state Senate on Thursday, Feb. 6, passed a bill 49-0 that, if signed into law, would officially deem Washington the “Evergreen State.”
This marks the third year in a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/7/25
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More than 2,600 people signed on to support a school choice bill that received a public hearing Thursday in Olympia.
House Bill 1140 , sponsored by Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, would create …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/7/25
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State lawmakers are forwarding a bill that would change how medical debt impacts Washingtonians' credit scores.
Senate Bill 5480 doesn’t erase medical debt completely but “Declares a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/7/25
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The Trump administration on Thursday told states it was blocking money for electric vehicle chargers, including $71 million for Washington, one of the latest steps by the White House to halt …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/7/25
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The latest beef in Olympia? Cow burps, farts, and poops. Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to gather better data on the scale and scope of methane emissions released by dairies …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/7/25
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They’re not old enough yet to drink in bars, but a group of Washington students wants to make nightlife in the state safer.
A bill in the state Legislature requested by Lake …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/7/25
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A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents without legal immigration …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/25
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