U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., blasted the administration of President Donald Trump for holding back hundreds of millions of dollars that were allocated to Washington state projects. That's despite …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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2/5/25
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Washington’s governor, attorney general and state lawmakers are in line for hefty pay raises in the next two years.
And salaries for the state’s seven other executives and hundreds …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/25
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Throughout a snowy day in Olympia, around 1,500 people showed up at the Washington state Capitol campus to protest against President Donald Trump and his policies.
Crowds marched around …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/25
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Washington Senate Democrats on Wednesday approved changes to an initiative passed last year that establishes a parental “bill of rights” for families with children in the state’s …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/25
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A Washington state bill that critics say would kill the initiative process got a mixed response during its public hearing, with proponents claiming it would better secure the election process and …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/5/25
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No one was hurt after an Amtrak train crashed into a rental car Sunday night in Kalama.
Troy Brightbill, chief criminal deputy with the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, told The Daily News the …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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2/5/25
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Two-and-a-half years after Melissa Kerson’s son was born, she had to give up her dream job and care for him full time.
Kerson’s son was born with a rare genetic disorder that …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/25
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A new survey of Washington state voters reveals a majority don't trust lawmakers to spend taxpayer money wisely.
A recent statewide poll by Fulcrum Strategic and EMC Research interviewed 600 …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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2/4/25
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Seattle will continue to limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities even as Uncle Sam threatens to cut funding to the Emerald City.
President Donald Trump has …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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2/4/25
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Washington was locked out of about $150 million in federal funding for solar projects focused on low-income communities last week as the Trump administration paused clean energy grants.
Last …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/4/25
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Washington State Patrol reports intoxicants may have played a role in Saturday night’s crash that sent a man and a 5-year-old child to the hospital.
The crash occurred at about 7:20 p.m., …
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By The Daily News
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2/4/25
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The Washington State Patrol has leveraged “net nanny” operations since 2015 to arrest hundreds of alleged child predators, but state lawmakers have concerns that could redirect its …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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2/4/25
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President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for a congressional seat in southwest Washington, to be director of the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/4/25
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Washington wants more electric vehicles on the road. It’s offered generous incentives for EV buyers and set deadlines barring new gasoline-powered car sales.
The next step, some say, is …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/4/25
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More than 100 detained migrants were flown Sunday to Seattle en route to the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, according to an advocacy group that called the number of people on the flight …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/4/25
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State lawmaker Jim Walsh, fresh off securing a second term as leader of Washington’s Republican Party, said Monday he is focused on strengthening the GOP’s campaign mechanics heading into …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/4/25
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Sandra Ramirez’s son Joseph was hanging out with friends last February at the home of a boy whose parents owned a gun.
One of the children found the gun in an unlocked safe, Ramirez told …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/3/25
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In an effort to address Washington’s ongoing homelessness crisis, District 17 Rep. David Stuebe, R-Washougal, has introduced legislation to help local governments better track the impacts of …
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The Reflector
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2/3/25
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With wildfires, severe storms and other disasters impacting Washingtonians each year, District 20 Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, has introduced House Bill 1656 — a bipartisan effort to help …
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The Reflector
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2/3/25
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Union protesters gathered in below-freezing temperatures as the Port of Longview Board of Commissioners awarded a $44.6 million contract to Rotschy Inc., a Vancouver-based construction company with a …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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1/27/25
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