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An unusual flurry of mid-March snow in the Seattle area caused hundreds of canceled and delayed flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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Lawmakers approved a trio of bills to fund Washington state's many transportation needs, putting the state deeper in debt as it contends with construction cost increases, long-neglected road repair …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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Seattle’s battle with federal immigration officials is getting even broader.
The Seattle City Council is expected at its March 17 meeting to authorize a review of the city’s policies …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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3/13/26
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The U.S. Department of Justice has begun connecting its push to obtain sensitive personal data on millions of voters to whether the upcoming midterm elections will be fair and secure, laying the …
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By Jonathan Shorman / Stateline
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3/13/26
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Washington sheriffs are pushing Gov. Bob Ferguson to veto parts of a controversial bill that would set new standards for them and could lead to removal from office.
In a letter this week, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/13/26
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The Washington state Legislature finished this week, delivering one big win for Lewis County: initial funding toward the effort to relocate the WDFW’s Bob Oke Game Farm in Centralia.
The 20th …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/13/26
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An original version of an income tax proposal on the state's highest earners included much-needed funding for public defense — one of Lewis County’s biggest budget concerns. But the version …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/13/26
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The Washington state Department of Commerce this week announced $16.8 million in clean energy grants to support 22 projects in 17 tribal communities across Washington.
The awards will also fund …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/13/26
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Washington state Reps. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, say legislation passed this week following a historic 24-hour floor debate to create a Washington state income tax …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/13/26
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A registered sex offender in Seattle who was communicating with another person who has since been federally indicted for child sexual abuse was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/13/26
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An Emirates flight from Dubai landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Thursday for the first time since the war in Iran began nearly two weeks ago.
Flights between Sea-Tac and its two …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/13/26
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As Bellevue-based TerraPower seeks to revive nuclear energy, the company is facing questions from employees over the ties between its founder and accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
In …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/13/26
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Six years after COVID-19 shuttered downtown, Seattle’s most economically important neighborhood is at a complicated tipping point.
Recovery remains uneven. Momentum from strong residential …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/13/26
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The snowfall in the central Puget Sound region isn’t all fun and games, causing a number of highway traffic issues Friday morning.
Interstate 90 is closed between North Bend and near Easton, …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/13/26
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Could the imposition of a state income tax on people earning more than $1 million a year affect the ability of pro sports teams in the state attracting players?
Seahawks general manager John …
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/13/26
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As the second Trump administration began ramping up immigration enforcement, the Tri-Cities area saw a disproportionate number of arrests.
Franklin County had the second-highest number of per …
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Larissa Babiak / Murrow News
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3/13/26
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Relationship rights advocates in the Pacific Northwest are pushing to establish legal protections for people who are polyamorous or in other nontraditional relationship structures.
In Olympia, …
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By Nate Sanford / Murrow News
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3/13/26
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The Washington Legislature concluded its 2026 session Thursday evening after passing a batch of budgets and navigating late-breaking drama over the elimination of a data center tax break that …
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By Jerry Cornfield, Jake Goldstein-Street and Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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3/13/26
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In March 2025, the Capitol Correspondents Association officially stopped its decades-long role of advising the Washington State Legislature on media credentialing. However, the CCA, a group of …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/12/26
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The 2026 legislative session in Olympia is wrapping up Thursday, and one of the final pieces of legislation to cross the finish line was the Senate Bill 6346 .
Three Democrats joined all …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/12/26
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