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Oregon’s spending on low-income housing has exploded in the past five years. The state has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each apartment has nearly …
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Rob Davis, ProPublica
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8/30/26
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Washington Democratic state Rep. Tarra Simmons tried hard to keep fellow Democrat Daria Ilgen from running against her this year.
It didn’t work. The two will face off in November’s general …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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8/30/26
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Washington marked a milestone Friday with the final structural beam placed on a new psychiatric facility on the Western State Hospital campus in Pierce County.
Along with the pomp came …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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8/29/26
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Three men were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle for drug trafficking and repeatedly returning to the U.S. after being removed, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/28/26
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The union representing Seattle teachers has voted to authorize a strike, putting the start of the school year on Sept. 2 in jeopardy.
The in-person vote at the Seattle Convention Center on …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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8/28/26
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The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Arizona , New Mexico , Oregon and Washington over laws that allow immigrants in the country without legal status to pay in-state college tuition in the …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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8/28/26
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Quagga mussels detected again in Idaho, but numbers are down as Ag Department makes eradication push
Idaho state officials say they are continuing to push for full eradication of quagga mussels after again detecting the invasive species in the Snake River near Twin Falls earlier this month. Although …
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Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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8/27/26
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, economic growth in Oregon has underperformed the nation’s.
Now, the gap between the two is closing and the state’s economic output is growing at about the same …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/27/26
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Oregon’s attorney general has closed the door on several potential criminal investigations into federal agents that were spurred by reports of alleged misconduct reported by Oregonians since last …
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Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/27/26
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Arthur West is a prolific filer of legal complaints in pursuit of greater government transparency and a fairer political system in Washington.
Typically, he represents himself and targets …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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8/27/26
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In a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., Washington state is guaranteed to receive $237 million, with the potential to collect up to nearly $339 million over the …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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8/26/26
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After the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on a wide swath of Canadian imports last week, the Washington city of Blaine — with about 6,500 residents and two border crossings — sees it as another bump in …
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By Sydney Jackson / The Center Square contributor
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8/26/26
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A legal challenge has been filed against the proposal planned for the November ballot to ask Pierce County voters if they want to amend the county charter to make the office of sheriff an appointed, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/26/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says she expects to have a new police chief on board by the beginning of 2027 and named a search committee Tuesday to help find the next candidate.
Wilson received …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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8/26/26
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President Donald Trump has announced that 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported without a tariff quota for the next 90 days and it has been met with criticism both in Montana …
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Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan
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8/26/26
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Around mid-day on a recent Tuesday in Twin Falls, a small plane landed on the tarmac at the Magic Valley Regional Airport but never taxied to the terminal. Outside the fence surrounding the airport …
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Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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8/26/26
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Help was on the way. Five firefighters were about to be flown to safety after a new wildfire broke out on rugged terrain at the Utah-Colorado border in June, whipped by furious, dry winds.
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Annie Knox / Washington State Standard
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8/26/26
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Editor’s note: Victor Garcia, who was appointed to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in April 2025, died over the weekend . Before he passed, the hunter, fisherman and retired educator …
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By Victor Garcia
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8/25/26
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Washington state’s top elected officials issued strong reactions following a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday that sided with the Trump administration to stay an injunction on mail-in voting …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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8/25/26
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Even if Washington state voters ultimately decide to reject Initiative 645 repealing the state’s new income tax, there will be a “significant lift” in how to implement it, according to the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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8/25/26
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