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State senators delivered a resounding message Wednesday that a looming budget shortfall cannot deter them from upping special education funding for Washington public schools.
On a 48-0 vote, the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/12/25
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A Washington state school district just outside of Spokane is calling for federal intervention regarding a state-mandated gender-inclusive sports policy.
The Mead School Board has sent letters …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/12/25
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Prices for air pollution allowances under Washington’s cap-and-trade law climbed again at the state’s first auction of the year.
The Department of Ecology said allowances the state …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/12/25
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Senate Bill 5749, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, makes it easier for cities to authorize new housing conversions in disused shopping malls, grocery stores, department stores and other …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/12/25
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Two Oregon brothers are set to meet with Tumwater officials this week about redeveloping a portion of the long-neglected brewery property. The brewery, best known for producing Olympia beer, halted …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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3/12/25
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A Thurston County Superior Court judge sentenced a 43-year-old man to 30 years in prison for shooting and killing his Lacey neighbor in 2023.
Scott M. Brodrick learned of his sentence during a …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/12/25
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A 33-year-old man was arrested Friday afternoon after pointing a gun at passing traffic and a Lacey police officer on the Chehalis Western Trail, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office and …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/12/25
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The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a First Amendment challenge by a Christian counselor against a Colorado law banning conversion therapy on minors aimed at changing their gender identity or …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/25
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A woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted near the Point Defiance dog park is now accused of filing a false report.
Detectives launched an investigation on Dec. 11, 2024 after the …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/12/25
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Workers hit with recent funding freezes and firings involving the Department of Veterans Affairs said the recent tumult might result in more long-term damage than any short-term financial gains for …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/12/25
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State lawmakers are considering legislation that would reduce the pay of more than 8,000 highly trained Washington teachers by thousands of dollars annually.
Educators certified by the National …
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Claire Bryan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/25
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WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday passed a bill that would fund the government through the end of September and bolster President Donald Trump's effort to reshape the federal …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/12/25
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OLYMPIA — Tesla is the only electric vehicle manufacturer allowed to sell directly to consumers in Washington through an exemption to state law from 2014.
According to Rep. Beth Doglio, …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/12/25
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People caught littering would have to pay more under a bill sponsored by Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, and passed by the Washington state House.
Klicker’s district includes parts of …
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By Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/12/25
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A 36-year-old man was hit by a car Monday night on the east shore of Hood Canal, according to Washington State Patrol.
He was injured and airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/12/25
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A volunteer diver has found the body of the 2-year-old Siletz boy who went missing while playing in his front yard 10 days ago, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
Dane …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/12/25
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A man who buried stolen guns snatched from a trailer parked at a hotel after a Portland gun show in 2022 was sentenced Tuesday to the three months that he already served in jail.
Federal agents …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/12/25
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Among the 34 largest U.S. metro areas surveyed, the Portland-Vancouver region stands out as the only place where nonreligious people outnumber Christians, according to the Pew Research Center’s …
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Chiara Profenna / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/12/25
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A rail car carrying garbage caught fire as a train was making its way through Kelso Tuesday night, Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue said.
Firefighters arrived at the tracks along the Cowlitz River …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/12/25
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If it’s wildflower views you’re after, you can’t do much better than Dog Mountain.
The Columbia River Gorge destination is famous for its spectacular spring blooms and stunning …
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Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/12/25
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