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Democrats advanced controversial income tax legislation out of a key Washington state Senate committee on Monday after pledging more proceeds to local public defender costs and increasing a tax break …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/10/26
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Last month, the parents of a 7-year-old girl whose nose wouldn’t stop bleeding took her to Portland Adventist Health in Portland, Oregon, for urgent care. Before the family could get through the …
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By Shalina Chatlani / States Newsroom
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2/9/26
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The Seattle Seahawks’ win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday is expected to cap a short-term boost to the Seattle economy that …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/9/26
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Legislation that would give a state board the power to remove an elected sheriff cleared out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee Monday on a party line vote with no Republicans in support.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/9/26
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The income tax bill introduced by majority Democrats last week took another step toward becoming law today in the Washington Legislature.
Senate Bill 6346 , a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/9/26
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Two Republican Congressmen are pressuring state House leaders to reconsider their decision to deny media credentials to several journalists, claiming that it violates their First Amendment rights.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/9/26
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A 32-year-old La Center man was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 10 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for attempting to access multiple teens’ private photos …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/26
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U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, both Democrats from Washington state, last week joined Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz pressing for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/26
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, has introduced bipartisan …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/26
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Lawmakers from Washington state’s 35th Legislative District are set to host an early morning online town hall next week to discuss the state’s 2026 legislative session.
Republican …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/26
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The Washington state Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is accepting nominations for a child or youth in foster care to throw the ceremonial first pitch during an upcoming Seattle …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/9/26
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The Olympia City Council issued a proclamation on Tuesday recognizing February as Black History Month and invited speakers to remark on the importance of the heritage month in Olympia.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/9/26
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The Olympia Police Department is investigating the deaths of three people by apparent gunshot wounds at an Olympia residence on Saturday, Feb. 7.
The incident is being investigated as a possible …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/9/26
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Columbia River salmon recovery programs fared better in the 2026 federal budget than tribes, advocates, bureaucrats and biologists feared.
President Donald Trump had made major cuts to the …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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2/9/26
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In a buzzing auditorium in Alabama, nobody really knew who Cooper Kupp was. It was the 2017 Senior Bowl, back when Kupp was a largely anonymous wide receiver out of Eastern …
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Greg Woods / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/9/26
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A 10-year-old Spokane girl and her father detained by Border Patrol last month have been freed from a federal immigration detention center in Texas.
The pair returned to Spokane on Saturday …
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Cannon Barnett / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/9/26
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The celebration started long before the Super Bowl did.
At noon Sunday, Seahawks fans stood on a makeshift pirate ship, sponsored by a random rum company, in a lot just …
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Mike Vorel / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/9/26
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Now, where does a 12 go to party? Or a few hundred thousand 12s?
A victory parade will be held Wednesday celebrating the Super Bowl LX champion Seattle Seahawks, a city spokesperson confirmed …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/9/26
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In July 2011, sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein flew to Seattle, stayed at the downtown luxury Hotel 1000 and, according to an email he later wrote, spent a day with Bill Gates, “having monstrous …
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By Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/9/26
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Three people were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds in an Olympia home Saturday morning, according to police.
Police responded around 10:37 a.m. to a report of arguing and gunfire at a …
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By Denisa R. Superville / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/9/26
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