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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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12/18/25
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Members of the Department of Children Youth and Families Oversight Board met Wednesday to discuss proposed changes to legislation that critics say has led to an alarming increase in the numbers of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/18/25
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For a while, Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse says he’s been hearing a little voice in the back of his head telling him it might be time to step aside.
On Wednesday, he announced he’d …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/18/25
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The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown intensified across Washington in the late summer and early fall, new data indicates.
Between July 29 and Oct. 15, U.S. Immigration and …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/18/25
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A new group of bipartisan state legislative leaders issued a declaration at their first meeting calling for a renewed focus on states’ rights and an end to federal intrusion into state laws.
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Kevin Hardy / Stateline
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12/18/25
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The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown intensified across Washington in the late summer and early fall, new data indicates.
Between July 29 and Oct. 15, U.S. Immigration and …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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12/17/25
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Nearly 1,800 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees have left the agency in the last year, records obtained by conservation advocates find, as pressure mounted from President Donald Trump and his …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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12/17/25
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Parts of U.S. 2, an important road cutting across Washington’s Cascade mountains, will likely remain closed for months due to flood and slide damage, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday.
A 49-mile …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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12/17/25
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U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of two Republicans representing Washington state in Congress, will not run for reelection next year.
“Serving the Fourth District of Washington has been the honor …
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By Bill Lucia and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/17/25
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A group of Washington and Oregon lawmakers gathered Monday, expecting to hear a new estimate of the cost to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River.
When it didn’t come, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/16/25
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President Donald Trump’s administration is looking “very strongly” at reclassifying cannabis from the strictest category of controlled substances, Trump said Monday.
In a brief …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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12/16/25
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Across the Northwest, a record warm fall and lack of snowpack going into the winter is putting more drought pressure on Oregon, Idaho, Washington and western Montana.
Despite record rain in …
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By Alex Baumhardt / States Newsroom
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12/16/25
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SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday that the state will look to spend $3.5 million on immediate assistance to those affected by the historic flooding of the past week.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/16/25
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues a successful prescribed burn season, having treated more than 18,000 acres of public lands since the beginning of September, according to a news release …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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Declining gas tax revenue and skyrocketing construction costs have plagued Washington state’s transportation budget for years.
Those twin forces had left budget writers searching for …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/15/25
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In the summer, Mary Lyons likened Cowlitz County to "the dumping ground of every project that nobody else wants,” at a meeting where locals opposed a nearby proposed $250 million biomass fuel …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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12/15/25
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The U.S. Forest Service asks visitors to use caution in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest as days of heavy rain have caused flooding and increased the risk of landslides, debris flow and downed …
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By The Daily News
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12/15/25
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A crowd of about 250 people gathered at Michael T. Simmons Elementary School in Tumwater Saturday afternoon for a Let’s Go Washington signature-collecting event and rally that included a …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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12/14/25
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Nearly two dozen U.S. senators urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a letter, to “prioritize” a vaccine strategy for the highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The virus has …
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Cami Koons / States Newsroom
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12/14/25
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Democratic senators are considering an income tax on millionaires to help close Washington state’s persistent multi-billion-dollar budget gap heading into 2026. Republican leaders strongly …
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Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/12/25
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