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The Washington state House has passed a bill that terminates the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Firefighters’ Retirement System Plan 1, creates a new plan, and transfers $4.5 billion out of that …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/17/26
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Former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna has issued a legal memo arguing that a proposed tax on millionaires is unconstitutional, citing the state Constitution and a century’s worth of …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/17/26
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A rural hospital along the Idaho border has been feeling the pinch from an influx of people coming from outside Washington who, under state law, can receive free health care there.
"Our margins …
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Lucille Stutesman / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/17/26
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Every year, Kris Bullinger braces herself for insurance sticker shock.
Bullinger is a co-owner of Olympic Truck Service, a diesel repair shop in Tumwater, Washington. Health coverage for the …
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Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/17/26
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When Michelle Eisen and her fellow baristas organized an upstart union at a Starbucks, she and others were frustrated by the messaging from the top.
It was late 2021 and Starbucks’ then-CEO …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/17/26
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Washington is one step closer to ending the practice of intercepting federal benefits from young adults receiving foster care services under a bill the Senate unanimously passed Friday.
If it …
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/17/26
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Lawmakers can’t find a better way to fill part of Washington’s perennial budget gap than by dipping into the billions raised by the state’s Climate Commitment Act.
Many had hoped to avoid …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/17/26
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House Democrats passed a bill on Thursday that would expand the Washington Voting Rights Act to require the attorney general’s approval before adjusting local election boundaries.
The 57-39 …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/17/26
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A 27-year-old woman was hit by a car and killed on Monday night in Capitol Hill, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Firefighters responding to the collision had to extricate a person …
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Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/17/26
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President Donald Trump and his allies are questioning ballot security. Democrats are warning of unconstitutional federal intervention. Experts and others are raising concerns about partisan …
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Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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2/17/26
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Iran said its diplomats are prepared to stay in Geneva for days or weeks to finalize a nuclear deal with the U.S., as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps resumed navy drills in a critical shipping …
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Patrick Sykes and Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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2/17/26
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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate whose soaring oratory and knack for capturing media attention made him a central …
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Bob Goldsborough / Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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2/17/26
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Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t.
Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced legislation on a …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/16/26
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The “Tracy Murphy for Sheriff” campaign issued a statement shortly before 4 p.m. Monday addressing what it called a "politically motivated” anonymous complaint filed with the Washington state …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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2/16/26
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After several hours of heated debate, legislation that many consider to be the most contentious bill to come before the Washington Legislature in many years passed the state Senate Monday.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/16/26
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As majority Democrats in Olympia push ahead with a controversial income tax bill, they are also moving to roll back another tax-the-rich policy passed during the 2025 session.
Senate Bill 6347, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/16/26
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Washington state budget writers finally got some rosy news Monday, as they prepare to release their spending plans.
Revenue collections are predicted to increase $827 million in the current …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/16/26
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It's not just raising and releasing fish in a hatchery that gets students out of the classroom in Onalaska.
For several years, students from Onalaska High School have had the opportunity to step …
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By Ridley Hudson / ridley@chronline.com
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2/16/26
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The Port of Centralia Commission is nearing completion of its job posting for its next executive director following a workshop Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Commissioners Peter Lahmann and Ally Pickard, …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/16/26
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A Cowlitz County Superior Court judge did not lower the sentence of a Kelso man convicted of murder eight years ago after a Washington state Supreme Court decision allowed him to be resentenced.
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By Hayley Day / The Daily News
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2/16/26
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