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Washington Democrats this session are behind a bill that they say will ensure the state’s initiative process remains fair and transparent.
Not everyone sees it that way.
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/24/25
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The body of an 80-year-old woman found inside a suitcase on the shore of an island led to an arrest, Oregon sheriff’s officials reported.
Judy Hurley, also known as Judy Fivecoats, was …
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Don Sweeney / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/24/25
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Just 10 days before first pitch of the 2025 season, Oregon baseball pitcher Cole Fisher suffered a major injury to his spine.
While lifting weights with the team on Feb. 4, the junior transfer …
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Ryan Clarke / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/24/25
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little will soon have the final say over whether a bill prohibiting government and school mask mandates to fight the spread of infectious disease will become law.
On Friday, the …
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By Clark Corbin / Idaho Capital Sun
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2/24/25
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Nearly 15 years ago, Washington state lawmakers approved a plan to make a state-funded early learning program an entitlement for all low-income families who qualify.
Since then, that plan …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/24/25
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A woman accused of drinking and driving struck two paramedics, pinning one against an ambulance, while fleeing, Oregon police reported.
Two American Medical Response paramedics tried to help a …
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Don Sweeney / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/23/25
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Daniel Jepsen is normally too busy to keep up with politics, but even he’s paying attention now.
The 40-year old resident of Ione, a small town in Morrow County, manages a farm that has …
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Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/25
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A Sunriver family accused of abusing a child were arrested Friday at a hotel on the Oregon coast, where they were hiding out from authorities, officials said.
Sarah Marie Session, 33, and her …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/25
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A Vancouver minister who said he was “divinely ordained to chastise children” is accused of physically abusing a 6-year-old child at church for “disrespectful behavior,” …
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Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/25
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A new $8 million project at the Bonneville Lock & Dam aims to make it easier for Pacific lamprey to migrate along the Columbia River.
The project, currently under construction on the …
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/25
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A Dorena, Oregon, man died Thursday in a remote area east of Sweet Home while working on a logging operation, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The sheriff’s …
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/25
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President Donald Trump has identified state and local law enforcement agencies as being pivotal in his plans to deport millions of undocumented people from the U.S. But the extent of how his …
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By Moe K. Clark, InvestigateWest and Farah Eltohamy, Cascade PBS
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2/23/25
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Holly Koon struggles every day in her ninth grade biology classes to help students achieve, but sometimes it seems like a losing battle. Chronic absenteeism, growing class sizes and fewer classroom …
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By Taylor Richmond / Washington State Journal
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2/23/25
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It will cost more to visit a state park next year if a proposal in the state Legislature wins approval.
Senate Bill 5390, proposed by Sen. Derek Stanford, R-Bothell, increases the cost of a …
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By Juan Jocom / Washington State Journal
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2/23/25
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A Pierce County woman is accused of disguising herself as a UPS driver in an attempt to burglarize a burned home over the weekend.
Prosecutors charged the 37-year-old woman with first-degree …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/22/25
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Last year, Mount Rainier National Park turned to a timed-entry reservation system for visitors who wished to enter the park during peak hours during its busiest months. The pilot program, which …
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Genevieve Belmaker and Daniel Schrager / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/22/25
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Police arrested a 36-year-old man Thursday who they suspect of burglarizing businesses in Bonney Lake and Sumner.
Officers are investigating 17 commercial burglaries or attempted burglaries tied …
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Isabela Lund / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/22/25
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Olympia City Council member Jim Cooper is questioning why there isn't a plan in front of the city's Finance Committee to move forward with raising the minimum wage and adopting a Workers' Bill of …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/22/25
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The Washington Legislature is again considering a proposal that would allow jurisdictions to shift local elections to even years, an idea that proponents say will boost low voter turnout.
The …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/22/25
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Cowlitz County Coroner Dana Tucker reports 10 overdose deaths occurred between Jan. 1 and Feb. 4, five of which happened within a day and a half.
They included a 15-year-old Longview resident …
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Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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2/22/25
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