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Planning a Washington state vacation? You might want to bring some extra cash after lawmakers advanced a bill on Monday that would impose a 4% tax on short-term rentals like Airbnb.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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Advancing bill would require Washington state Department of Ecology to produce annual emissions data
A bill that will require the Washington State Department of Ecology to provide annual reports on climate emissions data cleared the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday with a do-pass …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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A bill to impose an excise tax on owners of online dating applications was introduced in the Washington State Legislature on Tuesday.
The legislation, if passed, would generate revenue to fund …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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4/9/25
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President Donald Trump signed four executive orders Tuesday aiming to invigorate the U.S. coal industry.
In wide-ranging comments in front of a phalanx of coal miners at the White House, Trump …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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4/9/25
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Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell has emerged as a leading voice in Congress opposing President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs announced last week.
Her new bipartisan legislation to give …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/9/25
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Washington hospitals are raising alarm that taxes and insurance payment caps proposed in the state Legislature could jeopardize their finances and undermine patient care.
The House and Senate …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/9/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has let House and Senate lawmakers know some of the concerns he has with the spending plans they’ve crafted.
A nine-page letter penned by his budget director …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/9/25
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The Volcano Rescue Team responded late last week after a skier suffered a leg injury on Mount St. Helens.
Just after 11 a.m. on Friday, April 4, the Volcano Rescue Team was notified about …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/25
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Several contentious pieces of legislation – all of which have already been approved by the House of Representatives – got another step closer to becoming law in Washington state, moving …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/8/25
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The Senate Ways & Means Committee voted to advance a bill revising Washington state’s Clean Fuel Standard law amid concerns among critics who warn that the expedited schedule could jack up …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/8/25
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Expecting but on the brink of death? State law says you don’t get a say in what happens, but not for long. Senate Democrats passed a bill Monday that removes any reference to pregnancy in …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/8/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office has identified a handyman who was working for 82-year-old Marcia Norman at the time she went missing as a person of interest in her disappearance.
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/25
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Washington state lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would raise the annual cost of a Discover Pass for the first time in 14 years.
The current yearly cost for the pass that grants unlimited …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/8/25
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Boeing reached a last-minute settlement with families of two people killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, marking another series of cases that concluded before heading to trial and bringing …
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Paige Cornwell and Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/8/25
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China placed two drone manufacturers with Seattle ties on its “unreliable entity” list, subjecting them to trade sanctions and export controls.
Seattle-based Brinc Drones, which …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/8/25
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A Lummi Nation man was scheduled to appear in federal court in Seattle on Monday afternoon on charges related to the alleged shooting of two bald eagles on the Lummi Reservation in February.
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Hannah Edelman / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/8/25
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The two teens killed during a mass shooting in a Pierce County neighborhood two weeks ago have been identified, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Hector Gonzalez …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/8/25
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A federal judge has dismissed a civil-rights and wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Michael Reinoehl, a self-proclaimed anti-fascist activist and a homicide suspect who was killed by …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/8/25
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Tick sightings are on the rise in Western Washington, according to research conducted by a University of Washington master’s degree student.
Thanks to that same student, there’s now …
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Ty Vinson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/8/25
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Baumgartner on Monday asked President Donald Trump to preserve protections for the estimated 240,000 Ukrainians who have fled the Russian invasion of their country to …
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