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Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read speaks to reporters at a press conference on the day of the primary election on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Oregon Legislative Information System)
Voting in Oregon is safe and secure, officials say as clock ticks to return primary ballots
As Oregonians turn in their ballots Tuesday, the state’s top elections and legal officers are reasserting confidence in the state’s election system.  Oregon’s elections are safe and … more
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People gather near Pushpum, a site sacred to Columbia River tribes near Goldendale, Wash. on Friday, May 8, 2026. Leaders from the Yakama Nation, as well as nonprofit environmental groups, are hoping to stop the development of a pumped storage energy project which they say will threaten the site, the seeds and roots tribal members harvest from it as well as wetlands, groundwater and wildlife in the area. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
‘Going green now for who?’ Yakama protest clean energy project on sacred site to power data center
GOLDENDALE, Wash. – High up on the Washington side of the Columbia River near the John Day hydroelectric dam, members of the Yakama Nation gathered to protest a clean energy storage project slated … more
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A man gets a checkup at the Saint Agnes Mobile Health Unit mobile clinic parked at the City Heritage Park in Parlier, Calif., on May 16, 2025. California is one of at least five states plus the District of Columbia that have scaled back state-funded healthcare coverage in response to federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of Obamacare subsidies.
States that cover healthcare for immigrants scale back
Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of … more
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State Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, sought to have an ethics complaint dismissed this week. The Legislative Ethics Board denied her request and will hold a public hearing on the allegations next month. (Photo courtesy of Legislative Support Services)
Washington lawmaker’s attempt to get ethics charges dismissed is rejected
A state ethics board has declined to dismiss an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons, setting the stage for the wide-ranging allegations to be contested in a public hearing … more
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House Finance Chair April Berg, D-Mill Creek, during a Jan. 22, 2026 committee hearing on House Bill 2100 to levy a payroll tax on larger companies with highly paid employees. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)
The brewing battle to be Washington’s next House speaker
The leader of the powerful Washington state House committee that oversees tax policy is mounting a challenge to Speaker Laurie Jinkins for leadership of the majority Democratic caucus. Rep. … more
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Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, listens during a House floor debate on SB 6346 on Tuesday, March 10, in Olympia.
Christian foster parents win major First Amendment settlement in case against DCYF
Washington’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families has agreed to a permanent injunction that will bar state officials from forcing foster families to embrace gender ideology for children in … more
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Longview Public Schools Superintendent Karen Cloninger.
Longview school superintendent arrested, jailed in connection to district’s handling of abuse allegations
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Lower Columbia Currents, which reports news and opinion about Southwest Washington. It is published, reported and written by award-winning journalist … more
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A designated electric vehicle parking spot is pictured at the new Mineral Mobility Hub on Friday, May 8, behind the Mineral Lake Market.
Washington public EV bus operators say they face ‘Wild West’ environment with industry
A major challenge facing the public sector transportation sector’s transition from gasoline to electric is what one local transit manager describes as a “Wild West” environment for the … more
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The Washington state Capitol is pictured from Heritage Park in Olympia on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
DCYF secretary denies fraud claims, says agency needs funding for more audits
Department of Children, Youth and Families Secretary Tana Senn denied claims of fraud and indicated more funds are needed to conduct additional audits during a virtual appearance before the … more
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Stainless steel containers for waste in the low-activity waste facility at the Hanford site. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Energy/Bechtel)
GOP budget plan in U.S. House calls for cuts at Hanford nuclear cleanup site
Cuts that Republicans in the U.S. House are seeking to the nuclear cleanup at Washington’s Hanford site would go deeper than steep reductions the Trump administration proposed. Hanford’s … more
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The Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility about 16 miles east of Ellensburg in central Washington is part of Puget Sound Energy’s clean energy portfolio. (Courtesy of Puget Sound Energy)
Washington’s largest utility moves to add more wind power
Puget Sound Energy is adding a wind farm in Klickitat County to its clean energy portfolio, the latest move in the utility’s transition to become greenhouse gas neutral by 2030, as state law … more
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Preliminary FBI data shows a sharp drop in violent crime
U.S. violent crime fell sharply in 2025, according to preliminary federal data , with murders dropping an estimated 18.1% — a decline that could push the national homicide rate to its lowest level … more
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The outside of Henry M. Jackson High School on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Mill Creek, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Washington reforms that could tackle teacher sexual abuse
In 2004, Washington became the first state in the country to enact a “Don’t Pass the Trash” law, seeking to prohibit public school districts from allowing K-12 teachers accused of sexual … more
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Mike Solan
Former Seattle police union president wins lawsuit to continue campaign
Former Seattle Police Officer’s Guild President Mike Solan is celebrating a court victory this week that allows him to move forward with seeking a seat on the Pierce County Council. Solan … more
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Ethics Board to determine whether to continue Rep. Simmons' ethics investigation
Washington's Legislative Ethics Board will determine whether an investigation into a complaint against Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, will proceed after her attorney filed a motion to have it … more
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A Seattle monorail train passes on an elevated track near the Space Needle on a clear day.
Plan to renovate Seattle Center could require $1.5 billion bond
Seattle property owners will be asked to approve a plan that will result in higher taxes to fund the renovation of the aging Seattle Center campus, home of the 1962 World’s Fair and numerous iconic … more
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Stainless steel containers for waste in the low-activity waste facility at the Hanford site.
GOP budget plan in US House calls for cuts at Hanford nuclear cleanup site
Cuts that Republicans in the U.S. House are seeking to the nuclear cleanup at Washington’s Hanford site would go deeper than steep reductions the Trump administration proposed. Hanford’s … more
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The Capitol building in Olympia, home to the Senate and House chambers, is lit up on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
State actuary: $4 billion pension transfer raises odds of future taxpayer bailouts
State pension officials warned Tuesday that a new law allowing the Legislature to pull nearly $4 billion from a retirement plan for first responders will significantly increase the likelihood of … more
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Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez answers a question at a town hall in the TransAlta Commons at Centralia College on Tuesday, April 22.
MGP votes in favor of ‘gender ideology’ bill that would require parental consent for ‘sex-based accommodations’
The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records … more
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Eroding Affordable Care Act enrollment portends higher insurance rates
Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, … more
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