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On Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m., a crowd of 50 plus Grays Harbor residents participated in the Free America Walk held in conjunction with the nationwide Women’s March Walkout.
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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1/21/26
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State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would essentially prohibit local camping bans unless cities can afford to house every homeless person with their pets and belongings.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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While some might call it political theater, state lawmakers held a public hearing on Wednesday for a mid-decennial redistricting effort that has almost no chance of passing this session.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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Colleen Melody is officially the Washington state Supreme Court’s newest justice.
Melody is replacing retired Justice Mary Yu, a trailblazing jurist appointed in 2014. Gov. Bob Ferguson …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday requested the Trump administration approve a major disaster declaration to open up federal funding in response to the historic flooding that beset the state last …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/26
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As Washington continues to grapple with rising crime and growing concerns about accountability in the criminal justice system, lawmakers are examining whether existing laws are being enforced …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/26
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Protesters held anti-ICE and anti-Trump signs during the Free America Walkout at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The “Free America” protests were being held …
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1/21/26
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If lawmakers want to clamp down on citizen initiatives, Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, says they should be willing to follow the same rules themselves.
In a news release, Walsh …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/26
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Washington may soon join an increasing number of states that regulate the use of — and data collected by — automated license plate readers.
The technology is used by law enforcement across …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/21/26
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The Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agents face new accountability measures and a modest cut to their deportation budget in a bipartisan funding package unveiled Tuesday by …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/21/26
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A lane had to be closed on Interstate 5 southbound in Tacoma while troopers tried to detain a 14-year-old girl Tuesday.
State Patrol dispatch received a call from a mother of a teenager. The …
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Puneet Bsanti / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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1/21/26
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San Juan County has decided to stick with a 32-hour workweek for most of its government employees after two years of trying out the approach.
The county, which encompasses the San Juan Islands, …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/26
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As tech companies spend billions on artificial intelligence data centers and computer chips, fears of an AI bubble held privately by Wall Street traders and some Big Tech titans are beginning to pop …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/26
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A missing dementia patient who wandered from a Longview facility was located over the weekend.
The unnamed man walked away from a memory care facility on Third Avenue, prompting Cowlitz County …
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The Daily News
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1/21/26
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Unconfirmed community reports" of possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity led several Seattle public schools to shelter in place and keep students inside Tuesday, district …
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Kai Uyehara and Ryan Nguyen / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/26
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Meta is laying off 331 workers in the Puget Sound region as part of broader cuts to its virtual reality division.
The Facebook parent company last week said it was cutting about 10% of its …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/26
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One person was fatally struck by an Amtrak passenger train Saturday near the Kelso train station.
Bryan Ditterick, spokesperson for Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, told The Daily News that …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/21/26
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A new ranking on traffic congestion in cities around the globe confirms what you already knew: Seattle drivers waste a lot of time sitting in traffic — and congestion got even worse last year.
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/26
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The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has ordered Puget Sound Energy to start itemizing costs from Washington's Climate Commitment Act on customer bills by June 2026.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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A bill that changes the state's initiative process was touted by supporters as stopping aggressive signature gatherers and wealthy special interests on Tuesday, but critics dubbed it …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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