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A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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8/28/26
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A developing trade war with Canada could bite Republicans ahead of the upcoming midterm elections as voters worry about rising prices and industries in states with competitive races could suffer.
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By Ashley Murray / States Newsroom
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8/28/26
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The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued Arizona , New Mexico , Oregon and Washington over laws that allow immigrants in the country without legal status to pay in-state college tuition in the …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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8/28/26
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Washington state is settling for $180,000 with the former head of the state’s youth prison system after she alleged she was fired for raising concerns about longstanding overcrowding.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/28/26
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There was a time, earlier this year, that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests dropped locally and nationally. The massive immigration surge in Minneapolis had just resulted in the deaths …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/27/26
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Quagga mussels detected again in Idaho, but numbers are down as Ag Department makes eradication push
Idaho state officials say they are continuing to push for full eradication of quagga mussels after again detecting the invasive species in the Snake River near Twin Falls earlier this month. Although …
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Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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8/27/26
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, economic growth in Oregon has underperformed the nation’s.
Now, the gap between the two is closing and the state’s economic output is growing at about the same …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/27/26
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Oregon’s attorney general has closed the door on several potential criminal investigations into federal agents that were spurred by reports of alleged misconduct reported by Oregonians since last …
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Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/27/26
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Arthur West is a prolific filer of legal complaints in pursuit of greater government transparency and a fairer political system in Washington.
Typically, he represents himself and targets …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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8/27/26
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In a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., Washington state is guaranteed to receive $237 million, with the potential to collect up to nearly $339 million over the …
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By Andrew Paxton / The Center Square
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8/26/26
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After the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on a wide swath of Canadian imports last week, the Washington city of Blaine — with about 6,500 residents and two border crossings — sees it as another bump in …
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By Sydney Jackson / The Center Square contributor
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8/26/26
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A legal challenge has been filed against the proposal planned for the November ballot to ask Pierce County voters if they want to amend the county charter to make the office of sheriff an appointed, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/26/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has been traveling the state to build support for his forthcoming legislation to ban cellphones in public schools.
On Wednesday, Ferguson promoted his “away for …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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8/26/26
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Like many involved with tribal fisheries and environmental programs in the Pacific Northwest, Jerimiah Bonifer spends his summer days closely watching water conditions.
For fish preparing to …
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Griffin Uribe Brown / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/26/26
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A former King County resident who was charged with crimes in state and federal court related to his abuse of a 4-year-old was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/26/26
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‘We will get it done’: 175 years in, Chinook Indian Nation is still fighting for federal recognition
In 2001, Gary Johnson celebrated a win that his tribe, the Chinook Indian Nation, had spent decades fighting for: federal recognition.
Then, 18 months later, the government took it away.
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By Chiara Profenna / The Oregonian (TNS)
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8/26/26
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SEATTLE — Washington is suing to stop the Trump administration’s latest attempt to restrict mail-in voting, days after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for the effort to move forward.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/26/26
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Empty hotel rooms, empty tennis courts, empty parking lot, empty grounds. Jacquelyn Jaech, co-owner of Harmony Meadows Tennis Resort, surveyed her property, deserted except for three Cavalier King …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/26
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Days after the U.S. officials slapped new tariffs on Canadian imports, Canada returned fire with its own tariffs Tuesday, and the salvo could land hard in Washington state.
Several of …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/26
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Two months before a midterm election that could swing the nation's balance of power, Washington is poised to again sue over President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict voting through the …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/26/26
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