|
A Republican Washington state senator refused to apologize for using an offensive term during floor debate Wednesday to refer to people with developmental disabilities.
Debating legislation to …
more
By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
|
3/5/26
|
|
President Donald Trump on Thursday ousted the embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from her post and said he would install Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin as its acting chief.
Amid …
more
John T. Bennett / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
|
3/5/26
|
|
The sky flashed for a fraction of a second northeast of Heather Argyle’s home in Mount Vernon on Tuesday night.
A security camera affixed to her home caught the flash.
Dozens of people …
more
Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
3/5/26
|
|
Mortgage rates fell below 6% for the first time in years last month, offering a glimmer of hope for the sluggish Seattle-area housing market. Then, the United States and Israel launched strikes on …
more
Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
3/5/26
|
|
Washington’s cap-and-trade program could soon link with carbon markets in California and Quebec, a move that agency officials say would decrease and stabilize decarbonization costs.
The state …
more
By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
|
3/5/26
|
|
The votes weren’t there yet late Wednesday for Democrats’ income tax bill in the Washington state House.
Democratic members are withholding support for the proposed income tax on …
more
By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
|
3/5/26
|
|
With just over a week left before lawmakers adjourn, Washington Democrats are still trying to resolve internal disagreements over a major cornerstone of their proposals this year — a tax on …
more
Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
3/5/26
|
|
For most Washington public school students, a sports physical is a brief ritual — a stethoscope pressed to the chest, a few questions about injuries, a vision test and a physician's signature …
more
Sophia Sostrin / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
3/5/26
|
|
U.S.-brokered peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow initially planned for this week are postponed indefinitely due to the war in Iran, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“For …
more
Olesia Safronova / Bloomberg News (TNS)
|
3/5/26
|
|
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. would insure and protect oil tankers and other vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz may potentially bring Iran’s anti—ship missiles …
more
Gerry Doyle / Bloomberg News (TNS)
|
3/5/26
|
|
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran waged for a sixth day with little sign of easing, as the Islamic Republic vowed to intensify its retaliation and oil extended gains.
Arab states across the …
more
Dan Williams, Christine Burke and Kateryna Kadabashy / Bloomberg News (TNS)
|
3/5/26
|
|
The Washington state Senate has passed a House bill creating greater oversight over a state program offering various forms of financial assistance to certain ethnic groups following reports of misuse …
more
By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
|
3/4/26
|
|
Cities and counties across Washington state would have no choice but to allow the development of STEP housing if House Bill 2266 passes the Legislature. STEP housing is Shelters, Transitional, …
more
By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
|
3/4/26
|
|
House lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that would change how the state reimburses providers under the Working Connections Child Care program to save $100 million in 2027.
WCCC is a state …
more
Tim Clouser / The Center Square
|
3/4/26
|
|
The Senate narrowly passed a bill Tuesday to reduce and delay some education payments to save Olympia money, despite plans to expand state spending by $2 billion amid a $2.3 billion budget shortfall …
more
Tim Clouser / The Center Square
|
3/4/26
|
|
The cost of a firearm background check fee is expected to climb in Washington if House Bill 2521 passes the Senate.
The bill, which removes the cap on fees the Washington State Patrol can charge …
more
By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
|
3/4/26
|
|
Gary Parker, a restaurant owner and philanthropist, confirmed in a phone interview Tuesday he plans to run as a Republican for the 26th Legislative District state Senate position currently held by …
more
By Conor Wilson / Murrow News
|
3/4/26
|
|
Washington lawmakers are considering raising the state’s cigarette tax for the first time since 2010, to $5 per pack.
Currently, the total state tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes is just …
more
By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
|
3/4/26
|
|
On the 268th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the longstanding marijuana moratorium in Lewis County and why it persists. One host …
more
3/4/26
|
|
Those entering the Cedar Creek Corrections Center in South Thurston County will now be greeted by a totem pole carved, painted and awakened by indigenous inmates and their supporters and tasked with …
more
By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
|
3/4/26
|
