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WASHINGTON — Sen. Patty Murray will not attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, opting to deliver her own speech from the Senate that day, she announced Thursday.
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By Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/20/26
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Sen. Maria Cantwell and top Washington elections officials warned Thursday a strict voter identification bill moving through Congress could sow chaos before the midterm elections and potentially …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/20/26
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A group of forensic specialists led by a self-styled amateur detective is reigniting questions surrounding the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.
They say new evidence they've uncovered …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/20/26
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An informant helped investigators witness three drug buys before the February raid on a Longview home, court records show .
Five people were arrested in the raid, in which 10 were originally …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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2/20/26
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House lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday to provide additional police funding to the cities of Lakewood and Medical Lake for hosting Washington’s two psychiatric hospitals.
Senate Bill …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/20/26
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The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed a bill prohibiting city employees and departments from sharing nonpublic personal information with federal immigration authorities for civil …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/20/26
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The Idaho Senate on Thursday approved a bill to require state and local governments, and large businesses that contract with them, to use E-Verify.
The bill advanced amid other proposals …
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By Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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2/20/26
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Federal officials are attempting to open up millions of acres of forests in western Oregon for “maximum” timber production to “advance Trump administration priorities,” including areas that …
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By Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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2/20/26
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Large, bipartisan majorities of voters across eight Western states remain concerned about the impacts of climate change and opposed to efforts by the Trump administration to weaken environmental …
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By Chase Woodruff / States Newsroom
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2/20/26
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A bill that would have made it easier for Washington’s farmworkers to form a union will not become law this year.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, was the cutoff for bills to be voted out of the chamber — …
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By Erick Bengel / Murrow News
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2/20/26
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State health officials declared a measles outbreak Thursday following five confirmed cases in Oregon.
Dr. Howard Chiou, medical director for communicable diseases and immunizations for the …
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By Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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2/20/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda Friday, ruling the tariffs he issued under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act are illegal.
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By Jacob Fischler and Ashley Murray / States Newsroom
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2/20/26
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Documents obtained by a Seattle radio talk show host indicate the possibility of Washington lawmakers passing an income tax on those making more than a million dollars a year could hurt the odds of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/19/26
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An Oregon family is currently involved in a legal dispute with a state agency, which is facing a budget shortfall, over whether they can remove sand covering a seawall built almost a century ago. The …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/19/26
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Legislation to eliminate a Washington state tax break for large mortgage lenders and use the revenue to partially backfill wildfire prevention programs is making progress in Olympia.
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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2/19/26
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Longview police arrested two juveniles Thursday morning on suspicion of second-degree rape following an investigation of alleged sexual assault at Mark Morris High School.
The two were arrested …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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2/19/26
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State transportation officials warned Thursday that 342 of Washington’s bridges are now at least 80 years old, pegging the estimated replacement costs at approximately $9.2 billion.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/19/26
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A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s recent finding that the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate …
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By:Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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2/19/26
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OLYMPIA — Ahead of the Super Bowl last week, the Washington State Patrol announced that the agency would increase its patrols in search of intoxicated drivers.
The last time the Seahawks won …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/19/26
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Washington has a new management plan for species that are hunted and trapped throughout the state, and nobody's entirely happy with it.
The state Fish and Wildlife Commission last week …
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/19/26
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