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Legislation to update how Washington state handles childcare licensing and to provide fraud protections and accountability within the Department of Children, Youth & Families is apparently dead …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/2/26
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A Washington state bill that would dissolve a pension plan created in the 1960s and closed to new members in 1977 took a barrage of criticism during a Feb. 26 public hearing in the Senate Ways & …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/2/26
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No-cost insurance coverage for vaccines in Washington state will soon hinge on a recommendation from the Department of Health rather than federal guidance under a bill passed by the Legislature on …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/2/26
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Funding that helps Washington communities plant and sustain trees is on the chopping block in the state Legislature.
House budget legislation would cut funding for the Department of Natural …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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3/2/26
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Legislation allowing luxury electric vehicle makers Rivian and Lucid to join rival Tesla in selling directly to Washington customers is on a fast track for action in Olympia.
And if it crosses …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/2/26
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Nearly a quarter of pregnant women aren’t getting prenatal care in the early stages of pregnancy, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The …
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Anna Claire Vollers / Stateline
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3/1/26
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A 25-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy and wounding three others last November was arrested Friday morning after an hours-long search in Southeast Portland.
Aquize …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/1/26
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A small group of demonstrators gathered in downtown Portland Saturday afternoon to protest the United States and Israel’s surprise attack on Iran. The airstrikes early Saturday came after …
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Allison Barr / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/1/26
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The Metro regional government is scrutinizing the work of a prominent Portland disposal company it hired to sustainably manage garbage and recycling from the Oregon Convention Center after …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/1/26
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Washington's top Democratic lawmakers say the joint U.S.-Israel military action against Iran early Saturday morning shirked congressional authority, and are calling on their peers to reconvene "to …
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Nick Gibson / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/1/26
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The attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran could have an impact on the FIFA Men’s World Cup and at least one match scheduled to be played in Seattle at Lumen Field.
Iran’s …
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Tim Booth / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/1/26
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The U.S. and Israel's airstrikes on Iran drew conflicting responses in Western Washington, including among Seattle-area Iranian Americans who praised the military action and others who condemned the …
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Caitlyn Freeman Ryan Nguyen and Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/1/26
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FBI Director Kash Patel said he put the bureau’s counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams on high alert Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched a sweeping military assault on Iran.
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Myles Miller / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/1/26
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Lawmakers who oppose President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran will have a chance to weigh in next week, but they may not be able to successfully rein him in.
Both chambers of …
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Rebecca Kheel / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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3/1/26
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President Donald Trump’s past came back to haunt him Saturday after announcing a U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.
Social media users said Trump’s latest action against Iran was hypocritical after …
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Lauren Sforza / NJ.com (TNS)
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2/28/26
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U.S. forces have launched “major combat operations” on targets in Iran, President Donald Trump said in a video posted to social media at 2:30 a.m. Eastern Saturday.
Israeli Prime …
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Jacob Fischler and Jane Norman / Washington State Standard
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2/28/26
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The president and chairman of HD Fowler has announced he will step down as chairman after testifying in favor of a proposed income tax currently moving through the Washington State Legislature.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/28/26
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Three months ago, Steven McCray II, newly elected as head of the Spokane County Democratic Party, committed to get a better handle on party finances, more productively mediate conflict, and work to …
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Emry Dinman / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/28/26
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For decades, the Lincoln Day Dinner at the Coeur d'Alene Resort has been a hallmark event for the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee and scores of conservatives in the region.
Brent …
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Mathew Callaghan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/28/26
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The Pierce County medical examiner's office on Friday identified the four people killed in a series of stabbings Tuesday morning on the Key Peninsula that ended with a sheriff’s deputy shooting the …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/28/26
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