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For months, Medicare patients in Washington have struggled with delays and denials for medical treatments due to a new program that uses artificial intelligence to review care.
Now, patients and …
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Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/23/26
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States and cities are loosening building code requirements in an effort to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing.
Some of these changes include allowing low-rise apartment …
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Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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6/23/26
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Documents that show up in criminal investigations undertaken by Oregon law enforcement are not automatically exempt from disclosure under state public records law, the Oregon Court of Appeals …
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Shaanth Nanguneri / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/23/26
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Warming temperatures at the equator could paradoxically bring the Northwest a wet fall and high winter snowpack, according to climatologists.
The West could be in for “one of the strongest El …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/23/26
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As the Democratic Party’s national leaders engaged in public soul-searching after a disastrous 2024 election cycle, their counterparts in Washington state celebrated a banner year.
Democrats …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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6/23/26
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The Trump administration illegally overhauled a U.S. Department of Homeland Security computer program in its hunt for noncitizen voters, a judge ruled Monday in a stinging decision that laid into …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/22/26
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The Washington Department of Labor & Industries expects its investigation into the deadly Longview tank implosion that killed 11 workers to take most of the six months allowed under state law, …
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By Paul W. Taylor, TVW
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6/22/26
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U.S. Postal Service officials were set to meet publicly with Washington state lawmakers Monday as the agency considers a sweeping rule change to add federal oversight to mail-in voting.
But the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/22/26
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The race for a seat to represent Washington's Third Congressional District is heating up and, as a battle ground district, is expected to be one of the more expensive races in the country.
The …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/22/26
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The Association of Washington Business (AWB) has announced support for 36 candidates running for the state Legislature based on their voting record on issues important to employers.
Incumbents …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/22/26
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OLYMPIA — Washington’s legislative races are off to an expensive start, with several challengers amassing campaign war chests that dwarf those of incumbent candidates just a few weeks after …
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By Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/22/26
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OTHELLO, Wash. — As bee hobbyists and professionals continue to recover from the largest U.S. colony die-off in history during the winter of 2024, they are also grappling with how to effectively …
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By Cannon Barnett / The Spokesman-Review
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6/22/26
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When Rosalie Fish was considering the University of Washington, the price tag looked steep. Cross-country and track had paid for her first two years of community college, but she’d need help to …
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By Dahlia Bazzaz / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/22/26
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SPOKANE — For Washington Democrats, it’s been a teeth-grinding, demoralizing 18 months as they have watched President Donald Trump and a Republican-led Congress enact policies they vehemently …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/22/26
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Detectives with the Aberdeen Police Department arrested two 33-year-old men, Forrest Cook and Jerrod Clinton, on the morning of Thursday, June 11, in connection with an ongoing Internet Crimes …
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By The Daily World
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6/22/26
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Late Thursday night into Friday morning, the Polson Museum’s blacksmith shop was destroyed in a fire. Polson Museum stated on Facebook that the shop was “a tired little replica building built in …
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By The Daily World
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6/22/26
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Democrats are growing hopeful they can recapture the U.S. Senate in this fall’s midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s plummeting approval ratings.
But they still need nearly …
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By Jacob Fischler and Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/22/26
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In mid-May, as Washington school districts were deep into developing their budgets for the next academic year, around 130 received notices that their rates for the Washington Schools Risk Management …
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By Charlotte Alden / Cascadia Daily News
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6/22/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson made a splashy announcement earlier this month that he would back legislation to ban student cellphone use from the first bell of the day to the last in public …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/22/26
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A semi-truck dragged down seven power poles onto streets and buildings in downtown Beaverton Friday.
The crash happened in the area of Southwest Watson Avenue to Main Avenue and Farmington Road …
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Alissa Gary / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/21/26
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