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A national drugmaker group is suing Washington state over a newly approved law that aims to protect patient access to discounted prescriptions.
The complaint, filed last week in the U.S. …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/15/26
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Supporters of a proposed medical cannabis ballot initiative in Idaho said they have gathered more than 100,000 signatures and are making a final push in hopes of qualifying the proposal for …
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By Clark Corbin / Washington State Standard
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4/15/26
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A former major in the Pierce County sheriff’s office pleaded guilty to felony vehicular-assault charges and was sentenced to three months in jail for an alcohol-fueled crash that injured an …
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By Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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4/15/26
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A Seattle business leader contends a major online restaurant reservation service is making changes this week that may violate Washington’s consumer protection laws and he wants the attorney general …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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4/15/26
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Republicans in Congress are once again looking toward the complex budget reconciliation process as a way to achieve some of their policy goals without Democratic votes.
GOP leaders were …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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4/15/26
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Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion” so abortion bans don’t apply to cases in which the death of an “unborn child” is the result of medical …
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By Sofia Resnick / Stateline
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4/15/26
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A sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service signals that the agency is planning to lean heavily on states to help manage millions of acres of federal land, foresters across the West say.
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By Alex Brown / Stateline
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4/15/26
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Republican John Braun on Tuesday snagged President Donald Trump’s endorsement in his bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in southwest Washington, a race that could help …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/14/26
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Two weeks after Governor Bob Ferguson signed the supplemental operating budget, questions remain as to why he vetoed funding in the spending package to combat organized retail theft.
Organized …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/14/26
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Legislation that would have again raised taxes on nicotine products did not advance in the 2026 session, but smokers and other tobacco users are already paying some of the highest prices in the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/14/26
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Congressional candidate and Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, received a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
Braun reposted the presidential …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/14/26
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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport needs a second terminal to accommodate more planeloads of travelers coming practically every year.
The new terminal is one of several projects the airport is …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/14/26
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Warmer weather means more chances to explore Washington state’s flourishing beer and wine scene.
Many locals and visitors explore breweries, distilleries and vineyards by car, driving from …
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Julia Hawkins Karlee Van de Venter / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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4/14/26
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With 60 days to go before the World Cup arrives in Seattle, there are still more questions than answers about Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan to bring 500 new shelter units online, in what is seen as a …
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David Kroman and Stephannie Stokes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/14/26
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Boeing delivered fewer airplanes in March than the month prior as it dealt with an issue on a small number of 737 Max planes.
Still, the planemaker’s first quarter deliveries rose above 2023 …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/14/26
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In its growing battle with the Trump administration over the rights of illegal immigrants, the Wilson administration has doubled to $1.2 million, the money it will pay for lawyers to represent ICE …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/14/26
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The King County Auditor says in an update that the county’s department of community and human services has made positive revisions to what had been lax oversight of social service agencies that …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/14/26
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The Washington State Attorney General’s Office staff has billed more than 34,000 hours working on lawsuits filed against the Trump Administration since November 2024, according to records obtained …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/14/26
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Rows of colorful rubber ducks stare out from the shelves of a small store tucked inside a mall in British Columbia, looking startled with wide eyes and open beaks.
The Rubber Duck Museum, not …
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By Sophia Gates / Cascadia Daily News
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4/14/26
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More states are piling up gold bars, or encouraging residents to use gold-backed debit cards, to hedge against inflation.
Several states, including Western ones with rich mining histories, have …
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By Kevin Hardy / Stateline
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4/14/26
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