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The brief introductory summary of House Bill 1296 describes it as “Promoting a safe and supportive public education system.” Critics of the legislation contend it’s designed to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/24/25
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Lawmakers have begun another hard conversation on what it may cost the state to amply fund basic education in public schools as required by Washington’s constitution.
A state Senate panel …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/24/25
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On Monday, Jan. 20, at around 3 p.m., an unknown individual trespassed onto the Veterans Memorial Museum’s property in Chehalis and caused several thousand dollars worth of damage to the lawn …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/23/25
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On the 220th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz are joined by reporter Owen Sexton discuss the latest goings-on at Green Hill, a …
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1/23/25
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The owners of Mountain View Cemetery in Centralia have started an online fundraiser to help replace stolen lawn equipment and fund restoration work.
Established in 1899, the cemetery sits …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/23/25
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OLYMPIA — "Who's glad they live in Washington state?"
The question, asked by retired physician Kjersten Gmeiner, was answered with cheers and applause from a multigenerational crowd of …
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Sofia Schwarzwalder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/23/25
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SEATTLE — Relatives of people who have died inside local jails asked Washington lawmakers this week to bring the lockups under state oversight, making the argument that independent scrutiny …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/23/25
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A 30-year-old man who barricaded himself inside a Lakewood business for eight hours during a police standoff Wednesday was shot and is in critical condition.
Officers were dispatched to a …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/23/25
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SEATTLE — It’s likely we’ll never uncover the identity of the one voter who did not include Ichiro on his or her Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.
Ichiro would like to meet that …
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Adam Jude / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/23/25
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Army recruit Tyson Richardson was home for the holidays in Oregon and out with friends looking to have some fun.
Several days before he was set to resume boot camp in Georgia, he took some …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/23/25
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Two teenagers are in custody for allegedly killing a man who tried to stop a purse-snatching in a Fred Meyer parking lot Jan. 13, police say.
Officers declined to identify the two teenage boys, …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/23/25
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A series of billboards went up alongside Interstate 5 heading into Salem on Monday — but they aren’t meant for most of the people who will see them.
They’re for the eyes of …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/23/25
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A Green Hill School corrections employee arrested in July 2024 for having an inappropriate relationship with a former Green Hill inmate and providing the inmate with contraband was convicted by a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/23/25
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A bill introduced this legislative session to add additional requirements for those gathering signatures in Washington state for initiatives would effectively "kill" the process, according to one …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/23/25
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As Washington state grapples with an operating budget shortfall upwards of $16 billion through 2029, House Democrats are proposing a tax on firearms and ammunition to take the total combined rate as …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/23/25
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Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would reform the way revenue for the operating budget is forecast, a move the sponsors say will help prevent another projected shortfall the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/23/25
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The mother of a 12-year-old girl struck and killed by a hit and run driver three years ago was back in Olympia this week testifying in support of a bill to make hit-and-run drivers more …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/23/25
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Under a bill proposed Monday, the legislative majority is pushing to require proof of “financial responsibility” before purchasing or possessing a firearm by requiring certain liability …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/23/25
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The Washington Policy Center said Wednesday that it is suing the state Departments of Ecology and Commerce over the agencies’ failure to comply with a state law requiring timely reporting of …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/23/25
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President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley.
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Corinne Smith / The Alaska Beacon
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1/23/25
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