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The Tacoma City Council unanimously voted to stop enforcing laws that ban the use of "magic mushrooms" and other natural psychedelics, while also calling for their statewide decriminalization.
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/13/25
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Washington State Dairy Federation Executive Director Dan Wood doesn't carry around papers proving his citizenship in America.
But he knows others, often those of Hispanic heritage, feel they …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/13/25
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The process for Washingtonians to change the sex listed on their birth certificates is getting a whole lot faster.
On Wednesday, the Washington state Department of Health announced that it is …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/13/25
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A Tri-Cities man pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots will have to stand trial for his later charges for threatening lawmakers.
U.S. District …
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Cory McCoy / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/13/25
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A Portland woman whose toddler died — allegedly of fentanyl poisoning — has been charged with killing him.
The boy, just two months shy of his second birthday, got ahold of a plastic …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/13/25
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Portland’s sweetheart has a name.
Rose-Tu, one of the Asian elephants that live at the Oregon Zoo, gave birth to a calf on Saturday, Feb. 1 after 20 …
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Lizzy Acker / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/13/25
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On Tuesday, Feb. 11, after conducting a lengthy investigation into a major retail theft ring in Grays Harbor County, the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force served a search warrant at a residence in the 100 …
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By The Daily World
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2/13/25
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Senate Bill 5671, which would modify eligibility criteria for Washington state’s broadband service expansion grant and loan program, received a public hearing Wednesday morning.
Sen. Drew …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/13/25
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Proposed legislation could change the way customers shop at grocery stores, as one Democratic lawmaker is pushing for regulations on self-checkout machines.
House Bill 1739 would establish rules …
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By Albert James / Murrow News
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2/13/25
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Washington state lawmakers set out Wednesday to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5 across the Columbia River.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/25
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Supporters of Washington state's new Covenant Home Ownership Program, which offers home buying assistance to minorities who have faced housing discrimination in the past, are backing a follow-up bill …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/12/25
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A bill filed in the Washington state House of Representatives seeks to reverse what the sponsor argues is a trend of poor student academic performance by making changes to the K-12 system, with an …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/12/25
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Washington state Democrats are moving ahead with plans to pass legislation that would raise annual caps on property taxes to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools and public …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/12/25
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The Washington State Patrol will soon have a new tool to catch drivers speeding through highway work zones.
Starting in a few weeks, a speed camera mounted on an orange trailer will rotate …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/25
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When an immigrant faces threats or exploitation by their employer, they often have limited recourse. Law students from Seattle University want to change that, pushing for a state bill to strengthen …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash government spending by 6%. He calculates this will save roughly $1.8 billion in the next two-year state budget and erase about a third of a projected …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/12/25
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Fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have scheduled opportunities for the public to provide input on state-managed salmon seasons.
The first is a statewide …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/25
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The Blue Dog Coalition announced its leadership positions Monday, Feb. 10, including U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, who will serve as co-chair.
The same day, the coalition sent a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/12/25
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Detectives who investigated the Moscow college student homicides found blood at the crime scene from two still-unidentified males, attorneys for the man charged with murder revealed at a recent …
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Kevin Fixler / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/12/25
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One of former Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz's last acts was to birth a new strategic plan to guide the Department of Natural Resources on how to manage outdoor recreation on state land.
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/12/25
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