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Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board President Brian Mittge listened to nearly three hours of public comment Wednesday, June 24, from his fellow board members and constituents opposing his vision …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/25/26
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte lambasted an Oregon ballot initiative gaining traction in the state that would criminalize licensed hunting and fishing.
“Did you hear what they are trying to do in …
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By The Daily Montanan Staff
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6/25/26
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Montana U.S. Sen. Steve Daines on Wednesday introduced a resolution commemorating the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the right to abortion.
In the 2022 Dobbs …
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By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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6/25/26
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The U.S. Forest Service published an 8-page emergency plan that it says addresses catastrophic wind damage done to federal forest land after two weather emergencies, but environmental watchdog groups …
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By Daily Montanan Staff
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6/25/26
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The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $49 million to the families of inmates who died while in state custody during the COVID-19 pandemic and to the more than 5,000 people who contracted the virus …
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By Lauren Dake and Conrad Wilson / Oregon Public Broadcasting
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6/25/26
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An environmental group has sued the Trump administration over its failure to grant Endangered Species Act protections to sunflower sea stars, a keystone Pacific Ocean species that lost 90% of its …
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By Yereth Rosen / The Alaska Beacon
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6/25/26
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An Oregon law that addresses hospitals’ corporate involvement in clinicians’ decisions regarding treatment has the attention of Washington state lawmakers.
As U.S. healthcare has …
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By Owen Racer / Cascadia Daily News
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6/25/26
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A federal judge on Thursday blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding he had exceeded his constitutional authority.
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/25/26
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The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld Washington’s hotly contested regulations for how farmers and haulers of agricultural goods receive the exemption on fuel purchases promised …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/25/26
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Washingtonians are being asked whether two recently appointed justices should remain on the Supreme Court as a lawsuit challenging a new state income tax looms over the election.
Critics of the …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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6/25/26
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Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power.
The messy dispute …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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6/25/26
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Former White Pass School District Superintendent Greggery Ray Teel was sentenced to nine years in prison June 17 for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
Teel pleaded …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/25/26
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Deaths and critical injuries among children in Washington’s child welfare system fell steeply in the first quarter of 2026, state officials reported Wednesday.
Still, four children died and …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/24/26
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The U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the agency’s chief executive said Wednesday, angering Democrats who …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/24/26
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A Centralia man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly “woke up angry” in the back seat of a car, kicked his girlfriend in the front seat, and threatened to kill her, according to court …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/24/26
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The law firm representing Aron Christensen’ s estate and family has submitted a complaint to the Washington state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC), requesting an investigation into the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/24/26
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As a Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) staff member pulled a lever, electrical pylons shifted into place and the utility's latest creation came to life.
“It’s alive!” Dr. …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/24/26
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The Centralia City Council balked when it came to making a final decision on a proposal to end its warehouse moratorium on Tuesday night.
The council narrowly shot down a motion to move forward …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/24/26
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How would one define a self-actualized person with a heightened curiosity who purposefully engages in self-paced activities to connect with nature, memories and a creative spirit?
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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6/24/26
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