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Washington state drivers could soon see a 6 cents per gallon jump at the pump as part of a revamped transportation funding bill that got a do-pass recommendation out of executive session in the House …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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For the first time in over a decade, families that hunt and fish to put food on the table will see the price of that license increase on July 1 — a 38% “inflationary adjustment” …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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A bill introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives earlier this month would increase taxes on breweries across the state, potentially pushing many beer production facilities to the …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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With only days to fill a $16 billion hole, Washington state House Democrats advanced three bills on Wednesday that could raise taxes by more than $18 billion if the Senate passes them before Monday.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate have struck an agreement to provide up to six weeks of unemployment insurance for striking workers.
Both chambers approved Senate Bill 5041 this year …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/24/25
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Millions of migrating birds are traveling mostly north through Oregon over the next few weeks, and they could use a little help to make their way safely to their breeding grounds.
As these birds …
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Joel Odom / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Umpqua Bank later this year will change its name to Columbia Bank.
Tacoma-based Columbia Bank acquired Umpqua Bank in 2023, but at the time elected to keep the Umpqua name.
On Wednesday, …
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Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The average visit to an emergency department in Oregon last fall took about five hours and 12 minutes, continuing a downward trend underway since 2022.
That’s according to the Oregon …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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By July, Eastern Oregon and almost all of Washington will likely be at “above average risk for large, costly fires,” one of the Northwest’s leading fire forecasters said Wednesday.
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The Oregon Senate voted Wednesday to shield patients’ medical debt from credit reports.
Senate Bill 605, which passed the chamber 18-10, would prohibit medical providers — like …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signed 35 bills into law Monday, including three pieces of legislation sponsored by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake. Dent's bills include topics such as large animal veterinarian care, …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association completed a vote on several different amendments, including two regarding transgender athletes. Both proposed amendments for trans athletes …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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4/24/25
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With just days left to go in the 2025 legislative session, Washington lawmakers are still mulling over new tax proposals to balance a multibillion-dollar hole in the state's budget while details of …
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Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Alaska Airlines lost $166 million in the first quarter of 2025 but is confident it will weather the impact of tariffs and economic uncertainty as it looks to launch new trans-Pacific nonstop routes …
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Paige Cornwell and Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The FBI is seeking information on lasers tracking planes landing at Spokane and Seattle airports, the agency said in a news release Wednesday.
Both Seattle and Spokane have seen a "dramatic …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Juvenile rehabilitation leaders were banking on changes to state law to relieve an overcrowded and chaotic system that's left youth and staff to fend for themselves.
As the legislative session …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Like watching the winter snow slowly melt off of the peaks of Mt. Rainier in the spring sun, legislators continue their work to adopt a budget, even if the progress is hard to discern with the naked …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Credit scores will soon no longer be affected by medical debt in Washington state under a new bill signed into law Tuesday.
Senate Bill 5480, sponsored by Sen. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane, …
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Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Nine more current and former international students filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration for revoking their lawful status in the U.S.
The lawsuit, filed in …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Inside the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, speculation about a potential special session is starting to swell.
Sine Die, when the legislature adjourns its 2025 regular 105-day session, is …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/24/25
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