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Washington Policy Center published a report on this Earth Day showing that the vast majority of projects funded with Washington’s Climate Commitment Act money in 2025, did nothing to reduce …
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By Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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4/23/26
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Four companies are considering building major data centers in Seattle, sparking concerns about rate increases for all customers of electric utility company Seattle City Light.
Seattle Mayor …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/23/26
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Sound Transit board members are expected to approve a contract of up to $19.5 million Thursday for continuing engineering studies on the proposed Ballard light rail line, even though key portions of …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/23/26
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Oregonians will soon be able to sue private companies that sell or otherwise improperly use data captured by license plate-reading cameras under a new state law.
Senate Bill 1516, signed …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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4/23/26
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20th Legislative District state Reps. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, and Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, held a campaign kickoff event on Tuesday morning at O'Blarney's in Centralia.
Many …
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4/22/26
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The Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD) recently released the unemployment rates for February 2026, showing that unemployment slightly increased in both Lewis and Thurston counties …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/22/26
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The U.S. Forest Service’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest announced on Tuesday that commercial huckleberry permits will not be issued in 2026.
According to a news release from the Forest …
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4/22/26
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A federal district judge in Oregon overturned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directive that said health care facilities providing gender-affirming care to minors are …
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By Steve Crane / Washington State Standard
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4/22/26
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Kicking off the MI Healthy Climate Conference on Tuesday, former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee applauded Michigan’s efforts to reach 100% carbon neutrality by 2050, offering optimism amid a bleak …
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By Kyle Davidson / States Newsroom
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4/22/26
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When Republicans in Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July, they hoped Americans would feel the effects of the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation by the time Tax Day rolled around …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/22/26
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About 75 King County workers occupied the lobby of the county's primary downtown Seattle office building on Tuesday to protest King County Executive Girmay Zahilay's mandate that they return to the …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/22/26
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A bystander was inadvertently killed by a stray bullet fired in self-defense during an attempted robbery in unincorporated Renton, according to King County prosecutors.
Fernando Gastelum Jr., …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/22/26
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Alaska Airlines expects higher fares, driven by higher jet fuel prices amid the Iran war, might be here to stay.
Speaking to investors on Tuesday, CEO Ben Minicucci told analysts he was …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/22/26
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A natural gas leak Tuesday afternoon at a building under construction in South Seattle disrupted traffic as the city approached rush hour.
The leak, caused by a construction crew hitting a gas …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/22/26
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The Trump administration, which has scrutinized dozens of universities over reported antisemitic events, is investigating the University of Washington over a protest group UW says isn’t affiliated …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/22/26
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A little-known federal government agency that kills wild animals at the request of ranchers and farmers accidentally killed two federally protected wolves in Southern Oregon last summer.
The …
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By Alejandro Figueroa / Oregon Public Broadcasting
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4/22/26
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As the magnitude of Starbucks’ ambitions in Nashville comes into focus, reaction in the global coffee giant's home base of Seattle is also sharpening.
On Tuesday, Starbucks said that its new …
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Paul Roberts and Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/22/26
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Republican leaders in Congress appeared to be on the same page Tuesday about how to fund immigration activities for the next three years as they released a party-line measure that will pave the way …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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4/22/26
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Emails obtained by The Center Square between the Washington Attorney General and Democratic leaders show Nick Brown's staff was playing politics instead of protecting the Constitution and residents …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/22/26
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Washington is inching closer to delisting gray wolves as an endangered species.
Once the wolves establish a presence in the Southern Cascades, they’ll meet all of Washington state’s criteria …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/22/26
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