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Over 200 new Washington state laws take effect Thursday.
Among them are tax hikes, enhancements to the state’s Voting Rights Act and guidance for retailers on the penny phase-out.
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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6/11/26
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6/11/26
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EUGENE — Before every hammer throw, Jeremiah Nubbe points to the sky as he steps into the ring.
The University of Virginia senior and 2022 Rainier High School graduate didn’t always …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/10/26
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More than 242,000 Washington voters have signed petitions for an initiative that hopes to repeal the state’s new income tax as organizers seek to break the all-time signature record.
Let’s …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/10/26
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Washington’s desire to accelerate clean energy development will be in the spotlight Thursday when the state Supreme Court considers whether a state panel and a former governor bypassed permitting …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/10/26
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Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline.org
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6/10/26
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The Yelm-area resident accused of charging at Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputies with a firearm, and getting shot by a deputy in turn, has been released from the hospital and booked into the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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David Plotz remembers the moment his stomach “got the big pit in it.”
The Lewis County Public Utilities District (PUD) general manager and Michael Jay Kelly had met for drinks on Nov. 7, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/10/26
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The decision is unanimous, or, rather, the lack of a decision is unanimous.
Chehalis Basin Board members will delay a decision on the proposed flow-through dam and other large scale flood …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/10/26
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The Chehalis City Council on Monday welcomed two new firefighters with traditional swearing-in and badge-pinning ceremonies.
The celebration of the new additions was followed by another …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
DUI
• Rustin R. Gilbert was cited for DUI and booked into the Lewis County Jail following a two-vehicle crash in the 600 block of North National Avenue at about …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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• MICHAEL KALE MCKINNIS, 87, Chehalis, died June 5 at home. Arrangements are under the care of Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel in Toledo.
• CORA RUTH SMITH, 91, Onalaska, died June 3 at Silver Acres …
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6/10/26
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As we get ready for the August primary election in Lewis County, voters have important decisions to make.
Who will be the best leaders for our community? Who can we trust to make good …
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By Greg Rohr / Lewis County Republican Party
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6/10/26
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Ten years ago, when AWB’s first Manufacturing Week bus tour crossed the state, we had many goals, such as highlighting the great jobs available in our state’s modern manufacturing sector and …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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6/10/26
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Not every disagreement needs a winner.
That may be one of the harder lessons life teaches us. Most of us like to be understood. We like to explain ourselves. We like to make our point, …
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By Richard Stride
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6/10/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is urging prospective new hunters to complete hunter education this summer so they are ready to participate in upcoming seasons.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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Centralia College on Monday announced the winners of the 2026 Outstanding Student Awards.
The Outstanding Student Awards are given annually to students who have overcome obstacles in the pursuit …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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Members of the Winlock City Council convened for their first regular meeting of the month on Monday, June 8, and after some discussion, ended up tabling the approval of hiring an outside certified …
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6/10/26
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Riverside apartments or industrial development?
The city, the port and the county remain at odds over how to develop the industrial areas west of Harrison Avenue after weeks of negotiations over …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/10/26
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Certain areas of Tumwater are heating up more than others, and that is due to the lack of a good tree canopy, according to Tumwater Urban Forester Brian Caughlan.
Caughlan heads up the city’s …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/10/26
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