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Members of the Tumwater City Council approved the annexation of two properties located in Tumwater’s urban growth area (UGA) during their second regular meeting of the month on March 17 at Tumwater …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/23/26
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Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis. The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the …
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By Tim Henderson / States Newsroom
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3/23/26
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At the close of last year’s Washington state legislative session, a key bucket of wildfire prevention funding was slashed nearly in half by lawmakers attempting to offset a budget deficit. If it …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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3/23/26
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U.S. Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case that could potentially affect hundreds of …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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3/23/26
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For the past three years,a novel form of bird flu has wiped out millions of animals in the United States, from snow geese to backyard chickens.
But conversations around the outbreak have grown …
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Elise Takahama and Fiona Martin / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/23/26
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When a Washington-based telehealth practice received a federal subpoena last June, seeking details about patients, founder Dr. Crystal Beal was prepared.
Beal had been running the …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/23/26
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For all the pain motorists are feeling at the gasoline pump these days, it’s a lot worse for diesel drivers.
Since late February, when the war in Iran upset global oil markets, diesel prices …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/23/26
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Last summer, Juris Sarins hosted a bevy of first-time guests for two weeks on his property in Klickitat County's Snowden, feeding them fresh vegetarian meals. His visitors: More than 100 goats, …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/23/26
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At 6 p.m. on a recent chilly Tuesday, Jim Sullivan’s thermostat in his Maple Valley home automatically turned down to 60 degrees — not because he set it, but because his utility adjusted it down …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/23/26
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Instead of implementing an income tax in Washington, the Washington Center for Housing Studies (WCHS) recommends unleashing Washington’s housing productivity to raise revenue and at the same time …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/23/26
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More than two weeks after a tort claim was filed against the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) claiming the agency knowingly allowed a major security flaw in its data system and potentially …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/23/26
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The Reason Foundation’s 29th Annual Highway Report ranked Washington state dead last in three categories, suggesting that taxpayers spend far more than they’re getting in return.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/23/26
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In an unprecedented use of federal authority, President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked emergency powers to force a series of retiring coal plants to stay open.
Utilities, states and …
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By Alex Brown / States Newsroom
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3/23/26
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State lawmakers and the governor are rethinking how Washington marks the legacy of Cesar Chavez following stunning accusations of sexual abuse against the transformational leader of the farmworker …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/23/26
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Traffic stops can be anxiety-inducing encounters, especially for people with autism.
To address this, Washington is establishing a program to improve communication between neurodivergent …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/23/26
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Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis. The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the …
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Tim Henderson / Washington State Standard
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3/22/26
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With just three more sessions scheduled before state law mandates greenhouse gas emissions in Washington be at least 45% below 1990 levels, lawmakers took this year to close polluter loopholes in the …
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Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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3/22/26
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NW Natural’s push to buy and repair Coos County’s troubled natural gas pipeline has ignited a new fight over Oregon’s energy future, highlighting the challenges the state will likely face as it …
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Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/22/26
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Demand for electric vehicles was essentially flat in Oregon last year, a dramatic reversal after years of rapid growth. New state data shows that growth in registrations of new gas-powered cars …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/22/26
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Hillsboro police are investigating a shooting that wounded three teenagers at an events venue on Northeast Century Boulevard Saturday night.
The shooting happened around 10 p.m., Hillsboro …
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/22/26
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