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A Spanaway drug dealer with white supremacist ties who federal authorities said knew his drugs were causing overdoses was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for distribution of fentanyl and …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/26/25
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Washington became the 42nd state in 1889. Now, both of its U.S. senators want to see the other Washington — D.C., that is — get granted statehood, too.
Sen. Maria Cantwell earlier …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/26/25
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After a lawsuit, the University of Washington renamed its racially-segregated “BIPOC Physicians Directory” to “MD Connections Directory” and opened the resource to all races.
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By Tate Miller / The Center Square contributor
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1/26/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is going to have a little more difficulty getting his staff inside the chamber of the state House of Representatives than his predecessors.
That’s because on …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/26/25
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A bill designed to investigate why so many families have pulled their children out of Washington state's public school system received a public hearing in Olympia on Thursday.
House Bill 1289 …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/25/25
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Following an arson attack ahead of last November’s election that torched hundreds of ballots in a southwest Washington drop box, state lawmakers are looking at modest ways to better secure the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/25/25
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Washington lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prohibit using big cats, bears and other wild animals in traveling circus acts in the state.
Senate Bill 5065 would ban animals like …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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1/24/25
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Representative Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, is again attempting to pass legislation that would crack down on rampant graffiti vandalism and illegal highway blockades in Washington.
House Bill 1407 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/24/25
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After months of meeting with multiple stakeholders, 35th Legislative District state Reps. Dan Griffey and Travis Couture have filed legislation to reform Washington state’s sexually violent …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/24/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson announced he has appointed former journalist Jesse Jones as director of Results Washington, the agency responsible for making government work better for Washingtonians, according to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/24/25
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Clark County failed to properly train its jail deputies who used excessive force against O’Neal Payne III, an unarmed Black man who was slammed against the bunk in his cell and then dragged …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/24/25
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Pacific Seafood and other crab buyers will face price-fixing claims after a magistrate judge denied their motion to dismiss a suit filed on behalf of 1,400 Dungeness crabbers in California, …
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By The Daily World
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1/24/25
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President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to clarify comments he made last summer that led many in the Pacific Northwest to fear he would attempt to divert Columbia River water to Southern …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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1/24/25
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Smoking is a dangerously expensive habit, but it could get even more costly under two bills proposed Monday that would further hike the state’s higher-than-average tobacco taxes.
Rep. …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/24/25
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Washington state lawmakers are contemplating a bill that, if enacted, would give judges discretion to reduce the sentences of convicted felons, including those convicted of violent crimes and murder. …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/24/25
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The brief introductory summary of House Bill 1296 describes it as “Promoting a safe and supportive public education system.” Critics of the legislation contend it’s designed to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/24/25
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Lawmakers have begun another hard conversation on what it may cost the state to amply fund basic education in public schools as required by Washington’s constitution.
A state Senate panel …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/24/25
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OLYMPIA — "Who's glad they live in Washington state?"
The question, asked by retired physician Kjersten Gmeiner, was answered with cheers and applause from a multigenerational crowd of …
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Sofia Schwarzwalder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/23/25
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SEATTLE — Relatives of people who have died inside local jails asked Washington lawmakers this week to bring the lockups under state oversight, making the argument that independent scrutiny …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/23/25
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A 30-year-old man who barricaded himself inside a Lakewood business for eight hours during a police standoff Wednesday was shot and is in critical condition.
Officers were dispatched to a …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/23/25
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