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A legislative audit committee instructed the state auditor to investigate the past three years of process and legal compliance of the board tasked with developing policy and managing Alaska’s …
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Corinne Smith / Alaska Beacon
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7/21/26
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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read on Monday rebuked the Trump administration’s recent round of threats against state-run elections and urged Oregonians to educate themselves on how best to …
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Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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7/21/26
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A Washington judge has ordered the state to pay roughly $120 million to thousands of public school teachers for withholding interest on pension contributions they made more than two decades ago.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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7/21/26
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A cadre of Washington lawmakers, budget officials and business and labor leaders set out Monday in search of a “shared understanding” of why budget shortfalls are plaguing the state and what can …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/20/26
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The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where endangered species live, saying states can keep the areas safe.
But experts say states aren’t equipped for the …
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By Alex Brown / Stateline.org
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7/20/26
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A week after a King County Corrections Officer suffered minor injuries as an inmate attempted to stab staff members with a weapon made of broken tablet pieces, the Corrections Guild is calling on …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/20/26
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Idaho ended the 2026 fiscal year this summer with a positive ending cash balance that allows the state to transfer about $250 million into next year’s fiscal year 2027 state budget, Gov. Brad …
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Clark Corbin and Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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7/19/26
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A controversial initiative petition to ban killing or harming animals in Oregon with almost no exceptions may not qualify for the November ballot.
The petition failed the first round of the …
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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7/19/26
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision makes it easier for political parties to put their stamp on the most important campaigns, just as the struggle heats up for control of Congress in the midterm …
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David Lightman / Maine Morning Star
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7/19/26
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Voting is underway in Washington’s Aug. 4 primary.
Across the state, voters are winnowing the field — in some races, a large field — of candidates for seats in the Legislature and Congress …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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7/19/26
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Former Washington Governor Gary Locke had some harsh words for the Democrat-controlled state Legislature Thursday during an economic conference that included business and policy leaders from across …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/17/26
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With five of the nine seats on the Washington state Supreme Court on the ballot this year, the League of Women Voters of Washington has launched a new online resource to help voters make informed …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/17/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police this week announced its new police chief, Michael Jewell, a career law enforcement officer.
He was sworn in as the new chief on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/17/26
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PORTLAND — If the “Big One” — the anticipated massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake — hit today, Oregonians west of the Cascades would be luckiest to find themselves at the …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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7/17/26
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As the state wrestles with a cash-squeezed budget, Washington’s Department of Commerce is deploying staff and a state lawmaker to one of the world’s biggest air shows in hopes it will deliver …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/17/26
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As Central Washington voters begin filling out primary ballots as soon as this weekend, some may be a bit confused about who President Donald Trump actually endorsed in the District 4 contest to be …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/16/26
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The federal government announced on Tuesday that it is planning to shift management of grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. to the states.
In a windy field south of Bozeman, Montana Gov. Greg …
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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7/16/26
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Washington voters will get their chance in November to embrace or reject the state’s new income tax on households with earnings greater than a million dollars a year.
The secretary of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/16/26
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Editor's note: This article was produced as part of a collaboration between InvestigateWest and The Daily Herald .
On Aug. 6, 2025, a Lynnwood police officer got a call from a social worker at a …
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By Eliza Aronson / The Daily Herald
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7/16/26
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A Portland-based architect is dropping a novel anti-doxing lawsuit against a website targeting companies in Oregon that serve as contractors for federal immigration authorities.
In a Monday …
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Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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7/16/26
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