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WA gets $538M in delayed COVID-era payments from FEMA
The federal government announced Wednesday it’s reimbursing the Washington state health department $263 million for costs responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is part of $538 million that Washington’s state and local health departments and hospital systems are receiving, according to U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen’s office. The state Military Department is getting $2 million. […]
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Southern, midsized cities lead population gains between 2024 and 2025
Large, immigrant-rich cities saw population fall back between mid-2024 and mid-2025 after nation-leading increases the year before. Mid-sized cities led the pack in U.S. Census Bureau estimates to be released May 14. The largest numeric increases for the year were in Charlotte, North Carolina (up 20,731); Fort Worth, Texas (up 19,512); the Dallas suburb of […]
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US House rejects constraint on Trump action in Iran, one day after Senate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Thursday rejected a proposal to rein in President Donald Trump’s months-long military actions in Iran that have left more than a dozen U.S. military members dead, while killing thousands of civilians and displacing millions in the Middle East, according to third-party monitors. The measure, known as the War Powers Resolution, […]
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Local health officials prepare for influx of World Cup fans
Health officials from the U.S. cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup say they are preparing to deal with infectious diseases, heat-related illness, and an array of other health threats when millions of fans, many of them from overseas, come to watch the games. The World Cup is expected to draw between 5 million and […]
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Senate votes to freeze members’ pay during future shutdowns
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Thursday that will prevent lawmakers in that chamber from receiving their paychecks during any government shutdowns that begin after this year’s midterm elections. The voice vote on the measure from Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy will not impact members in the House of Representatives since each chamber […]
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Federal judge asked to ditch WA legislative district maps
A federal judge is weighing whether to toss redrawn political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago, a move that state officials warn would take “a wrecking ball” to the upcoming primary, possibly forcing it to be rescheduled. The legal tussle centers on U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik’s controversial penning of […]
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Feds cancel conservation group’s Montana bison grazing leases
The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision late last week canceling a series of permits that allowed bison grazing on federal land by the nonprofit conservation organization American Prairie. The move, which came after American Prairie and multiple other organizations formally protested a preliminary decision earlier this year, was condemned by conservation groups […]
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Costs tied to Iran war add to WA farm woes
It’s going to be another tough year for Washington farmers, who were already facing record-low worldwide commodity prices. While consumers benefit from lower prices on things like wheat (resulting in cheaper bread) and pork, wheat growers and pig farmers are footing the bill for these savings. Many farmers are experiencing a triple hit on their […]
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Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say
WASHINGTON — Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday the risk of a member of the general public contracting hantavirus remains low despite several passengers on a cruise ship becoming infected with the disease. Dr. Brendan Jackson, an epidemiologist and the agency’s team lead in Nebraska, said Americans who were on […]
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Is the Northwest left out of redistricting wars?
Are you feeling left out of all the gerrymandering action around the country? Are you wondering why the Northwest — even defined broadly — isn’t getting in all the fun of parties redrawing their congressional district maps to do everything they can to wipe out the other side? It’s just not as easy for the […]
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Trump taps former career ICE official to lead agency
WASHINGTON — Long-time federal immigration official David Venturella will lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency spearheading President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. Venturella will replace outgoing ICE acting Director Todd Lyons, who last month announced he would leave his position by May 31, the DHS […]
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Hopes of World Cup tourist boom feeling shaky in Seattle
Last year, FIFA President Gianni Infantino likened this year’s World Cup to “104 Super Bowls.” With the soccer tournament a month away, that’s feeling like a stretch. In Seattle, which will host six matches, bullish expectations for the local tourism economy have dampened. Many other cities are in the same boat. The World Cup will […]
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Trump’s FDA commissioner exits after pressure from anti-abortion groups
WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Tuesday became the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to leave their post this year. “I want to thank Dr. Marty Makary for having done a great job at the FDA. So much was accomplished under his leadership,” Trump wrote on social media. […]
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Fundraising effort saves patch of state-managed forest in western WA from logging
Environmental activists have raised the $32,000 needed to spare the trees surrounding a campground on the northern end of the Olympic Peninsula from logging. In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind agreement, the Elwha Legacy Forests Coalition paid Webster Logging to halt the cutting of a two-acre state-managed parcel around the Sadie Creek campground. Webster […]
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‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — Control of the U.S. House may run through a courtroom in Missouri. In a red brick courthouse across the street from the state Capitol, the seven black-robed judges of the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday morning weighed the fate of a Republican gerrymander aimed at ousting U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a […]
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How the Strait of Hormuz affects the price of filling your gas tank
On paper it makes little sense. Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, roughly 7,000 miles from the United States, is restricted and gasoline prices in this country soar? The strait is the major export route for oil produced by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Bahrain and Iran, according to the International Energy […]
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Income tax foes will pursue repeal on fall ballot
Let’s Go Washington began gathering signatures Tuesday for an initiative to repeal the state’s new income tax on high earners, the start to what could be a blockbuster ballot battle this fall. “We don’t care how you define it, income tax is illegal in this state. And the voters in the state have voted numerous […]
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More legislative races to watch this year in WA
This is the second installment providing an initial look at this year’s legislative races. You can read part one here. This year’s midterms are significant for Washington state government, as all 98 seats in the state House and 24 of 49 state Senate seats are up for grabs. Meanwhile, a surge of retirements will mean […]
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Feds officially cancel conservation rule for public lands
The United States Bureau of Land Management on Monday formally cancelled the so-called “Public Land Rule,” which required the agency to consider conservation and development equally in land-use decisions for millions of acres across the West. The BLM published a notice Monday in the Federal Register finalizing its elimination of the 2024 rule, officially known […]
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WA Supreme Court races shape up as income tax case looms
State Supreme Court races often pass by without much attention as incumbent justices sail to reelection. It’ll be different this year, as retirements promise to shake up the high court. Five seats are on the ballot. And the fate of the Democratic-backed income tax on millionaire earners is expected to rest in the justices’ hands. […]
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