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U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter will travel to Texas to visit the family detained by federal immigration agents in January in Portland while seeking health care for their 7-year-old daughter.
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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2/4/26
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Dori Whitford says she will travel anywhere to talk about the importance of keeping transgender athletes out of girls’ sports in Washington state.
On Tuesday, this brought her to …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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2/4/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democrats in the state Legislature are divided over how to use the expected revenue from a newly proposed income tax on higher earners.
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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2/4/26
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A proposal to bar law enforcement in the state from employing former federal immigration agents hired under President Donald Trump won’t move forward this year in the Washington Legislature.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/4/26
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Federal agents at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland are temporarily barred from deploying less-lethal munitions and chemicals at protesters unless the agents are in …
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By Alex Baumhardt / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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2/3/26
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House Democrats advanced two proposals Monday that local officials fear could undo all the work Spokane has done downtown over the past several months to tackle public camping.
HB 2489 would …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/3/26
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Imagine a world with no hunting, no fishing, no livestock.
That might sound like Bizarro World to most Americans. But animal rights advocates are pushing to make it a reality in Oregon.
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Joel Odom / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/3/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson headed into this year’s legislative session endorsing the idea of an income tax on higher earners. But he’s not on board with the framework for that tax that …
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Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
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2/3/26
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An Oregon State Police lieutenant is under internal investigation, accused of making antisemitic remarks during a conversation with another supervisor, according to an email to state lawmakers.
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/3/26
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A federal judge last week rescheduled the trial in a long-running sex discrimination lawsuit against Nike.
Last month, U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio rejected a last-minute attempt to convert …
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Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/3/26
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A 21-year-old Portland man is accused of setting a parked car on fire in an alleged fit of jealousy.
Miles LaChance-McLean faces charges of first- and second-degree arson, unlawful possession of …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/3/26
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Washington state and King County recorded more evictions in 2025 than ever before — a sign that the affordability crisis is deepening.
The number of eviction cases filed in Washington courts …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/26
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T-Mobile will lay off hundreds of Washington-based employees in April, according to a recent state filing.
The Bellevue, Washington-based wireless network operator plans to permanently eliminate …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/26
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Think the real estate market is tough? Working for a real estate giant could be tougher.
The Seattle-based real estate giant Zillow terminated around 200 employees last month for failing to meet …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/26
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Air India grounded one of its Boeing 787 planes Monday after a pilot reported a possible problem with the engine fuel control switches, the same mechanism at the center of the investigation into a …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/26
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While Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter early Monday morning, hours later the Washington state Senate offered the clearest sign that warmer weather is just around the …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/3/26
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A Washington state bill would exempt certain public employee and student information from disclosure under state open records laws, a move proponents argue is necessary to protect individuals' …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/3/26
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After a brief dip last week, gas prices climbed again across Washington and the nation reflecting continued volatility in oil markets as February begins.
Washington's average fuel price rose …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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2/3/26
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During a recent public hearing, no one testified in opposition to legislation aimed at stopping the implementation of a "luxury" aircraft tax, and yet the bill ( HB 2347 ) is not expected to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/3/26
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Is Jody Allen being pressured to sell the Seahawks by the NFL?
That was the allegation in a story in The Wall Street Journal over the weekend, which asserted that the ownership structure of the …
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/26
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