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Bills dealing with cow burps, the state flag, and changes to police traffic stop standards are among the first to land in the legislative graveyard this year in Olympia.
This session, …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/22/25
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Legislation to rein in the governor’s emergency powers passed out of a Washington State Senate committee Friday, but not before majority party Democrats adopted a striking amendment that some …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Voters typically expect higher standards from law enforcement, but one proposal to align expectations across different levels would also allow Washington state to decertify an elected sheriff and …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Amazon faces a potential class-action lawsuit on accusations the company violated a groundbreaking Washington law meant to protect the privacy of consumer health data.
It’s the first …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/21/25
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Increasing taxes on cigarettes, cigars and vapor products could be on the buffet of revenue-raising options Washington lawmakers consider to erase a looming budget shortfall.
Legislation …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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2/21/25
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On Feb. 22, 2000, Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) flagger Sam Williams Jr., of Morton, was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting with roadwork on U.S. Highway 12 near …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/21/25
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The Center for Biological Diversity and its allies have sued the National Marine Fisheries Service over what they say is a delayed Endangered Species Act protection decision for spring-run Chinook …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/25
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A sketch has been released of a man who is suspected of stalking and exposing himself to a Pierce County teenager earlier this month.
The 16-year-old girl was walking home from school in the …
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By Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/21/25
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“Failing to reauthorize SRS (Secure Rural Schools) funding would devastate our schools, our jobs,” U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, said during a news conference in front of …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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2/21/25
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The Trump administration needs to take a more nuanced approach to terminations and furloughs of federal government workers, said Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash.
He said he has shared that message …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/21/25
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Washington's K-12 schools chief is advising the state's school districts not to change their diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies in response to the Trump administration's recent …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/21/25
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson canceled his trip to a meeting of the nation's governors in Washington, D.C. this week as work continues to identify cuts to the state's budget.
According to a …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/21/25
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Washington state needs to build more than one million housing units over the next two decades, but one proposal intends to clear the way by repealing the state’s minimum parking requirements.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Friday marks a critical cutoff date for bills in the Washington State Legislature. This means bills must pass through a policy committee in their house of origin, or they are likely dead for the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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A popular hiking trail along the Snoqualmie River has been closed indefinitely amid cuts to the U.S. Forest Service Agency.
A recent social media post showed a sign at the entrance of the …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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A Senate committee advanced a proposal on party lines Thursday to put responsibilities and restrictions on online companies and platforms that serve kids and teens. Supporters say the standards …
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By Albert James / Murrow News
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2/21/25
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About half a dozen employees at each of Washington’s three national parks are believed to have been laid off as part of the Trump administration’s government-wide push to slash …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/20/25
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WASHINGTON — A day after President Donald Trump called Ukraine's leader "grossly incompetent" and blamed him for the Russian invasion that has left tens of thousands of his countrymen dead, an …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/20/25
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Columbia River anglers will get to continue fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam from March 1 through April 6.
Sport fishing is currently open through March 31 for …
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Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/20/25
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The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the CARES Act’s 30-day eviction notice requirement for subsidized housing only applies to instances of nonpayment of rent.
The decision …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/20/25
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