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Democrats in the Washington state House on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state’s system for buying guns.
House Bill 1163 would require a state permit to purchase firearms . …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/8/25
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A 12-year-old girl was killed when an unoccupied SUV rolled down a hill and struck her outside a Washington school, officials and news outlets reported.
The sixth grader was walking on a …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/8/25
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Boeing endured a truly awful year in 2024. Its millionaire executives, including those who exited as the company’s troubles mounted, largely saw their total compensation halved from the …
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/8/25
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A 49-year-old man who was found dead by train tracks in the Nisqually Valley Monday has been identified.
Michael Farley of Yelm died due to multiple blunt force injuries that resulted from a …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/8/25
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A Senate bill that would have turned The Evergreen State College in Olympia into a branch campus of the University of Washington is dead, an official said Thursday.
Evergreen’s Director of …
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Rolf Boone / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/8/25
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The investigation into the sale of military secrets by U.S. soldiers to Chinese buyers started with a focus on a Hillsboro man who gained U.S. citizenship through a special military program designed …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/8/25
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After two days of false starts and dashed hopes, divers recovered a portion of the station wagon they believe carried the Martin family of Portland on their ill-fated journey through the Columbia …
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Tatum Todd, Fedor Zarkhin, Beth Nakamura / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/8/25
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One ferry rider with more than a passing interest in the course corrections for Washington State Ferries announced this past week is former Gov. Jay Inslee.
The three-term Democrat is back …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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3/8/25
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As mass deportations ensue under the Trump administration, House Democrats in the Washington State Legislature advanced a bill Thursday allowing workers to use paid sick leave for immigration …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/7/25
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With federal funding at stake, Senate Democrats in the Washington State Legislature passed a bill Thursday that expands protected classes in schools to include immigration status, sexual orientation, …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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3/7/25
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Democratic attorneys general from California and seven other states, including Washington, are demanding to know how many veterans and their spouses were fired during the federal government’s …
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By Dave Mason | The Center Square
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3/7/25
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On Wednesday night, the Highline School Board in Burien adopted a resolution pushing back on recent changes in federal policy.
“Resolution 02-25 Our Schools, Our Promise: A Stand for Every …
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By Sue Lani Madsen / The Center Square contributor
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3/7/25
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A divided state Senate passed legislation Friday that would give more Washington residents the ability to recycle a greater variety of items and to pay less, or nothing, for the service.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/7/25
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Workers in Washington moved a step closer to gaining access to unemployment insurance during strikes, after a bill that would extend the benefits passed the state Senate on Friday.
Under …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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3/7/25
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In their ongoing battle to reform Washington state’s civil commitment system for sexually violent predators (SVPs), state Reps. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, and Travis Couture, R-Allyn, delivered what …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/7/25
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The Washington state Senate this week passed a bill aimed at increasing the acceptance of kit homes as a potential solution to the state’s growing shortage of affordable housing.
Senate …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/7/25
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A man who was found dead inside a burning recreational vehicle near Black Lake last month has been identified.
The body of Alexander Bernstein, 34, was found Feb. 5 inside the RV he lived in, …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/7/25
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U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse led the effort to punish one of his Democratic colleagues for breaking decorum during President Donald Trump's Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress.
House …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/7/25
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A family is left grieving after a 20-year forklift operator was killed in a crash last weekend with a Washington State Patrol trooper.
Jhoser E. Vega Sanchez was described as cheerful and a …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/7/25
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The U.S. Small Business Administration will shutter its Seattle regional office due to the city's immigrant protections and plans to cut off benefits to noncitizen business owners, marking the latest …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/7/25
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