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The Washington State Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that could offer significant relief to people drowning in medical debt, but critics warn it may drive up costs for everyone.
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Many states don’t tax synthetic nicotine products like Zyn, but Washington might start after House Democrats advanced a bill on Tuesday that would expand the state’s tobacco tax.
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A year after Senate Democrats promoted — and then abandoned under intense pressure — property tax hike legislation, they are back this session with Senate Bill 5798 that removes the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/10/25
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A felony offense today may only amount to internal discipline tomorrow after Senate Democrats passed a bill on Tuesday that prohibits the state from charging juveniles with prison riot crimes.
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Tuesday’s latest deadline in the Washington Legislature provided the last rites for numerous proposals tackling everything from penalties for environmental crimes to union bargaining over …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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Two Islamic celebrations will be added to Washington’s list of unpaid state holidays, under a bill signed into law on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 5106 would make Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/10/25
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The case against a Centralia man accused of attacking grocery store employees with a knife in late 2021 has been refiled in Lewis County Superior Court after over a three-year pause.
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4/10/25
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Hunters, anglers, and a bloc of 20 tribes in western Washington are among those pleased with three nominees Gov. Bob Ferguson announced this week for the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
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The search for a missing 21-year-old man with autism has ended 10 days after he vanished from his Washington home, deputies said.
Jonathan Hoang was last seen at about 7:30 p.m. March 30 in …
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4/10/25
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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed 23 bills into law in the past week. The bills change laws covering issues from suicide prevention to education funding to vehicle inspections. Sodium nitrite …
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4/10/25
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Washington library programs are facing potentially "devastating consequences" after receiving notification last week that federal funding has been eliminated for programs like libraries at state …
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Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/10/25
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The sheriff of Adams County took his legal battle with Washington state's attorney general to the halls of Congress on Wednesday, headlining a House subcommittee hearing on so-called "sanctuary" …
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At a Senate hearing Wednesday, former Washington congressional candidate Joe Kent brushed off or refused to answer questions about a controversial group chat disclosing details of a U.S. military …
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4/10/25
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Following 40 minutes of testimony from United Learning Center (ULC) stakeholders and community members, the Centralia City Council on Tuesday night approved the transfer of $1.5 million from the city …
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By Dylan Reubenking
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4/9/25
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Nestled in the Cascade foothills in East Lewis County along U.S. Highway 12, many residents in Packwood enjoy the quiet, isolated lifestyle and being connected to nature, with elk herds famously …
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By Owen Sexton
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4/9/25
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The fifth annual Chips for Trails event will take place at McMurphy Park, 317 Annonen Road, Vader, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 19, in celebration of Earth Day.
The Vader Parks Board, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/9/25
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conducting a five-year review of the cleanup at the Hamilton/Labree Roads Groundwater Contamination Superfund site near Chehalis.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/9/25
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The Foundation for the Therapeutic Courts of Lewis County and Lewis County Drug Court alumni will host their annual 5K in Chehalis on May 12.
This year’s run is titled “Recovery For …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/9/25
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A new warehouse development is in the works near the Port of Centralia’s Industrial Park I, but it isn’t on port property.
During an Independent Development District public hearing …
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By Owen Sexton
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4/9/25
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Rochester High School students will perform a new play, “Thieves' Carnival,” on May 16 and 17.
Set in the Riviera during the 1920s, the comedy follows bored, rich tourists as they …
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By The Chronicle staff
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