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Washington’s most competitive legislative contest this fall is shaping up as a referendum on how to change the direction that majority Democrats in the Legislature are steering the state.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/23/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson has launched a campaign to increase the number of students who complete free applications for federal student aid to attend college and other education programs after high …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/22/25
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Washington Parents Network has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, alleging the nonprofit has been “making …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/22/25
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As the grieving widow of Charlie Kirk delivered a heartbreaking message about her late husband during a Sunday memorial in Glendale, Ariz., that drew tens of thousands, a crowd of more than 500 …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/22/25
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) announced a multistate emphasis patrol Sept. 22 in honor of fallen Trooper Christopher Gadd.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/22/25
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A high-volume tax preparer in Vancouver pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 16 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and fraudulent returns, Acting U.S. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/22/25
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Tana Senn, the director of the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families, began a note to the governor’s budget director lamenting her agency’s predicament.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/22/25
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CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — As I stood on the edge of a sternwheeler about a mile out into the Columbia River last month, I might have started to question why I thought it would be a good idea to …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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9/22/25
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The Longview City Council will discuss a proposal on Thursday to be among the first cities in the country commemorating the life of Charlie Kirk .
Lower Columbia College — …
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Nick Morgan / The Daily News
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9/22/25
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The torturously slow pace and increasingly expensive price to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River have some Oregon and Washington lawmakers growing uneasy and frustrated.
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By Mia Maldonado and Jerry Cornfield / States Newsroom
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9/22/25
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Two significant events this month advanced Washington state on its path toward linking its carbon market with the established systems of California and Quebec, Canada.
California extended its …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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9/20/25
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For the first time in nearly a decade, Washington’s two largest universities welcomed new presidents within the same year.
Elizabeth Cantwell became the first female president of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/20/25
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a resolution Friday honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination.
The five-page resolution — agreed to 310-58 …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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9/19/25
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Charges have been filed against a Longview man arrested last week for allegedly possessing sexually exploitative material involving minors.
Kirk Douglas Turya, 57, of Longview, is charged with …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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9/19/25
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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has no intention of complying with a U.S. Department of Justice request for information from the state’s voter registration list.
On Sept. 8, the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/19/25
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Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, kicked off fundraising efforts for his congressional campaign Thursday evening with his first fundraising event as seeks to unseat Democratic incumbent …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/19/25
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez said she backed the Republican bill to avert a government shutdown passed by the U.S. House on Friday.
But the roll call results show her not voting …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/19/25
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In sheer size, Washington state’s Capitol campus is the nation’s largest.
It spans 468 acres, with the Capitol grounds covering 143 of those. Overall, the complex has 30 buildings, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/19/25
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Washington state will backfill lost Medicaid dollars for Planned Parenthood after a court ruling last week.
At the same time, advocates continue to push for restored funding for abortion …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/18/25
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The nation’s four West Coast states on Wednesday recommended that all adults and children concerned about the respiratory illness season can receive the COVID-19 vaccine and other common …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / States Newsroom
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9/17/25
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