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WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from both political parties expressed dismay and disappointment Friday after President Donald Trump shared a video on social media depicting former President Barack …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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2/6/26
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After more than 30 years on the Idaho Human Rights Commission , Estella Zamora was terminated this week after Gov. Brad Little withdrew her re-appointment without warning.
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By Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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2/6/26
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A bill that would require some of the largest, most profitable oil and gas companies in history to pay damages for disasters fueled by climate change is back on the table after the Oregon Legislature …
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By Robin Linares and Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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2/6/26
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Gov. Tina Kotek and mayors of 31 cities have a message for the federal government: Stop all immigration enforcement in Oregon until recent violent incidents in Minneapolis, Portland and elsewhere are …
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By Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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2/6/26
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Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal is calling for the state to use revenue from a newly proposed income tax to pay for public schools and higher education.
He laid out …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/26
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With the NBA considering a possible expansion, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson met Thursday with the league’s commissioner to offer assistance in returning the SuperSonics to Seattle.
Ferguson …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is said to be seeking to quietly resolve allegations that he violated state laws by allowing his former top adviser, Mike Webb, to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/26
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Washington tribes could get more say in management of state logging lands under proposed legislation
Two Washington tribal leaders could soon snag seats on the state’s Board of Natural Resources, which guides logging sales and other management decisions for millions of acres of public land.
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/26
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The inaugural season for the Centralia High School boys swimming team has been filled with plenty of firsts and Monday marked the conclusion of the regular season. The Tigers upended 2A Hudson’s …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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2/5/26
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Following her individual victory at the Evergreen Conference Championships, Rochester senior Natalie Southard was voted by the coaches as the league MVP. She finished with the best league average …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/5/26
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On a night where Karli Phelps surpassed 1,000 career points, the Pe Ell girls basketball team clinched a second straight unbeaten league season with a 69-32 victory over Columbia Adventist Thursday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/5/26
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TOLEDO — Morton-White Pass finally got the monkey off its back.
In each of the last two seasons, the Timberwolves have fallen one win shy of competing in the District 4 2B Tournament, losing …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/5/26
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The Black Hills girls basketball team shut down Aberdeen 70-23 to close out the 2025-26 regular season Thursday night.
The Wolves didn’t allow more than seven points in any quarter and led …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/5/26
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W.F. West’s dominance in the 2A Evergreen Conference continued on Thursday night, when the Bearcats completed the Swamp Cup season sweep with a convincing 84-30 victory over Centralia.
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/5/26
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Pauline Annette (Rydbom) Donaldson passed away suddenly on Dec. 28, 2025 at St. Peter's Hospital in Olympia, Washington.
Polly was born April 19, 1947, in Wadena, Minnesota, the youngest …
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2/5/26
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Melanie Ann Rosebrook, 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, teacher and musician, passed away peacefully Jan. 12, 2026, in Portland, Oregon.
Melanie was born Feb. …
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2/5/26
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Despite Washingtonians consistently and overwhelmingly rejecting income taxes and the Legislature in 2024 enacting I-2111 to prohibit state or local income taxes , some lawmakers in the Evergreen …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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2/5/26
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Despite the high-profile U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minnesota, ICE arrests were down slightly in January compared to December, according to new data.
Immigrant …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline
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2/5/26
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Washington lawmakers are considering restrictions to keep cities and counties from criminalizing camping on public property.
Dozens of cities across the state have implemented such bans in the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/5/26
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Last month, I found myself in a committee hearing room in Olympia, listening to a panel of labor-union officials testify in favor of sharp restrictions on initiative signature drives. They said …
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By Sen. Jeff Wilson
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2/5/26
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