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The leader of Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families was questioned this week about her agency’s commitment to equity amid allegations of racial bias in the agency made by two …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/10/26
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An enclave of Washington’s wealthy provided a backdrop Thursday for a saucy debate on the merits and dangers of a ballot measure to erase the state’s controversial new income tax on millionaires.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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10/9/26
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Firefighters pushed back Tuesday against cuts in the proposed Seattle city budget that would close firehouses to help address an estimated $175 million budget gap next year.
Firefighters were …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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10/8/26
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This year, Idaho voters have a lot to decide on: Who will be the state’s next governor or U.S. senator? Should two constitutional amendments pass? Should voters pass their own law to repeal the …
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Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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10/8/26
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A financial benefit for surviving family members of wildland firefighters who die fighting blazes on federal lands could increase tenfold under a new bill proposed by Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Sen. …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/8/26
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and John Braun, the top Republican in the Washington state Senate who is challenging her in a critical congressional duel, faced off on Wednesday in a …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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10/8/26
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A Washington state agency has floated cutting services for more than 2,600 residents with developmental disabilities with the goal of saving money to close a looming budget gap.
As part of its …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/7/26
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is accepting pre-proposals for an upcoming grant intended to fund wildlife conservation projects that benefit at-risk species in Washington, a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/26
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Washington state’s leading small business association announced in a news release Tuesday its support of Initiative 645, which would repeal the new state income tax.
“Wall Street gets a pass …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/26
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Less than a month remains until an election that will transform Washington’s state Supreme Court.
Two new justices will join the nine-member high court, and two new justices appointed by Gov. …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/7/26
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With Election Day less than a month away, lawmakers in several states are suspending gas taxes or rolling back regulations on diesel fuel as voters grow increasingly frustrated with rising fuel costs …
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Alex Brown / Idaho Capital Sun
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10/7/26
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More than four hundred Washingtonians across 19 locations took to the streets Sunday to demand a statewide moratorium on data centers.
In Walla Walla, where a $4.8 billion Amazon data …
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Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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10/7/26
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Klickitat County stretches for more than 80 miles along the Columbia River, speckled with small towns along the waterfront and within its agricultural lands. It’s here that at least six hyperscale …
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Emma Renly / Washington State Standard
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10/7/26
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Idahoans voting in November’s general election will decide whether to give the Idaho Legislature the sole power to regulate marijuana and other drugs — and eliminate their right to bring a …
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Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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10/6/26
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State Rep. Paul Evans was arrested this weekend and is accused of driving drunk and damaging a stop sign in Independence, Polk County Circuit Court records show.
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Madeleine Moore / Salem Reporter
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10/6/26
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When the Washington state ferry Tillikum entered service in 1959, Albert Rosellini was in his first term as governor and Dwight Eisenhower was in his second as president.
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Tom Banse / Washington State Standard
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10/6/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for another redrawing of Washington state’s political maps.
On the first day of its new session, the court accepted a legal challenge to the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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10/6/26
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Now that the U.S. Department of Treasury has released long-awaited rules for the Education Freedom Tax Credit, pressure is mounting on states that have not opted in, including Washington state.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/5/26
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week agreed to issue a final listing determination for monarch butterflies by June 6, 2030, a news release announced.
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/5/26
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Numerous Washington state ferry sailings were canceled Monday as many workers called in sick and their replacements declined to fill in for them, according to state officials.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/5/26
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