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As the Washington legislative session continues discussions around bills to boost the housing supply, building industry advocates are warning that continued raids on an account meant to fund local …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/22/26
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What impact President Trump’s most recent threat to suspend federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions will have on Seattle remains to be seen, but city officials seem cautiously optimistic that …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/22/26
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A hotly debated gun control bill that fell just short of reaching the governor’s desk in the 2025 session has been resurrected, and proponents are determined to see it over the finish line this …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/22/26
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Starting this fall, the Washington College Grant, hailed as one of the most generous financial aid programs in the country, will decrease by nearly a third for students attending private …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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1/22/26
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Democratic state Sen. Steve Conway, a liberal lion and unapologetic voice for labor throughout a 34-year career in the Washington state Legislature, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/22/26
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Washington State Ferries is taking a hard look at a pitch from a shipyard owner to refurbish two of the state’s deteriorated retired ferries and return them to service under a long-term …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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1/22/26
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Spokane Public Radio and KSPS-PBS abruptly lost all of their federal funding Jan. 5 following the dissolution of the national Corporation for Public Broadcasting, but Washington lawmakers aim to …
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Cannon Barnett / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/22/26
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At a School Board meeting Wednesday night, half a dozen Seattle teachers, parents and community members shared stories about how the prior day’s shelter-in-place orders, in response to unconfirmed …
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Claire Bryan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has asked President Donald Trump for a major disaster declaration along with $21.3 million in individual assistance for people whose homes were damaged in December's …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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Boeing has begun hiring for the long-discussed North Line in its Everett factory, a fourth 737 production line that is earmarked for the larger MAX 10 variant.
The company hasn't set an official …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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The cost of groceries has dramatically increased in recent years thanks to inflation and supply chain issues. But what if that's not the whole picture? What if there are hidden forces at work, …
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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The toll and wreckage left behind by record rainfall in Western Washington last month is coming into clearer view, with damages ticking upward alongside a growing uncertainty for the years ahead, …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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Ambrose Bittner, 63, didn’t want to go uninsured. But the self-employed travel planner has been without health coverage since the beginning of the year.
Bittner, who lives in Issaquah, is one …
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Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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On Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m., a crowd of 50 plus Grays Harbor residents participated in the Free America Walk held in conjunction with the nationwide Women’s March Walkout.
According to the …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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1/21/26
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State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would essentially prohibit local camping bans unless cities can afford to house every homeless person with their pets and belongings.
The House …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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While some might call it political theater, state lawmakers held a public hearing on Wednesday for a mid-decennial redistricting effort that has almost no chance of passing this session.
House …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/21/26
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Colleen Melody is officially the Washington state Supreme Court’s newest justice.
Melody is replacing retired Justice Mary Yu, a trailblazing jurist appointed in 2014. Gov. Bob Ferguson …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson on Wednesday requested the Trump administration approve a major disaster declaration to open up federal funding in response to the historic flooding that beset the state last …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/26
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As Washington continues to grapple with rising crime and growing concerns about accountability in the criminal justice system, lawmakers are examining whether existing laws are being enforced …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/26
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Protesters held anti-ICE and anti-Trump signs during the Free America Walkout at the Washington state Capitol in Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The “Free America” protests were being held …
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1/21/26
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