State Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, of the 35th Legislative District, is proposing stricter penalties for the crime of stealing and buying cables and wire.
House Bill 1453 cracks down on scrap …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/14/25
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A federal judge in Seattle on Friday temporarily paused President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to stop federal funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care for young people.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/14/25
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The Washington Supreme Court has ruled Seattle police officers who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally and protests at the U.S. Capitol should be identified in court papers and have not shown that the …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/14/25
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The Evergreen State College in Olympia and Saint Martin's University in Lacey have received anonymous donations of at least $1 million, both schools announced.
Evergreen announced its $1 million …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/14/25
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Olympia police arrested a 32-year-old man accused of setting fires in downtown Wednesday evening.
Officers and firefighters responded at 8 p.m. to a call about a dumpster fire on the 400 block …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/14/25
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A Benton City man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after federal agents investigated a tip that he was using the U.S. Postal Service to bring large amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine to …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/14/25
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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services over the loud objections of Democrats, including both of …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/14/25
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The Department of Health is speeding up processing times for sex designation changes on birth certificates, an apparent response to federal anti-transgender orders.
Processing requests for sex …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/14/25
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is ending diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives due to President Donald Trump's executive order ending federal funding to agencies that have DEI programs, …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/14/25
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OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson vowed Thursday that he would continue to work with the second Trump administration when priorities align. He said, however, that the president is "showing …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/14/25
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Attorney General Nick Brown announced Thursday that Washington has teamed with 13 other attorneys general in suing President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk.
A news release from Brown’s …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/14/25
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Companies and public officials in the Northwest had high hopes that the offshore wind industry could inject great quantities of cash and jobs here.
But they've encountered a four-year snag.
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/14/25
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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs sounded the alarm Wednesday that recent actions by the Trump administration are putting the state’s election security at risk.
Hobbs’ …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/14/25
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Legislation to update last year’s parental “bill of rights” initiative is heading to the Washington state House of Representatives amid a host of disagreements over what the changes …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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2/14/25
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The Trump administration ousted the top federal prosecutor for western Washington on Wednesday, part of a nationwide purge of U.S. attorneys.
Tessa Gorman had served as U.S. attorney for the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/14/25
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If approved, a proposed Washington state bill would allow people to sue over the “objective reasonableness” of local laws regulating sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping warm and dry …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/13/25
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State Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle, has introduced legislation to have the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee study transforming Washington state’s current part-time Legislature into …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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2/13/25
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One month after his inauguration, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson held his second press conference on Thursday to discuss the state’s response to President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/13/25
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Top Washington state officials joined together Thursday to push back on what they consider an unconstitutional siege on federal funding meant for the state and immoral attacks on vulnerable …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/13/25
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Police are seeking more information about vandalism at the Puyallup Fish Hatchery, which they say is putting the safety of visitors and a beloved trail system at risk.
According to a Facebook …
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Isabela Lund / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/13/25
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