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At Michigan climate conference, Inslee says states still hold power on clean energy
Kicking off the MI Healthy Climate Conference on Tuesday, former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee applauded Michigan’s efforts to reach 100% carbon neutrality by 2050, offering optimism amid a bleak federal landscape on climate action. Since taking office in 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration has rolled back scores of federal efforts to combat climate change, including […]
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Why families caring for children with disabilities are suing Washington state
When Jamie and Chris Thompson got married, they created a big, blended family. Chris had three children from a previous marriage. Jamie had a son. Together, they had two more kids. The youngest, Colby, had bright blue eyes and chubby cheeks. Jamie Thompson called him the “little ham of the family.” But in 2010, a […]
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Olympia knew Washington farming is in crisis, but did nothing
As the 2026 Washington state legislative session came to a close, there was at least one thing worth noting: some of the worst anti-farm ideas introduced this year did not make it across the finish line. That is the good news. The bad news is that stopping bad bills is not the same thing as […]
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In Medicaid fraud crackdown, feds now looking to audit all 50 states
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said Tuesday that the Trump administration will require every state within 30 days to turn in a plan to revalidate the health care providers that participate in their Medicaid programs. The Trump administration has pledged to root out what it calls […]
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Congress struggles with questions about ethics investigations after 3 members resign
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republican leaders Tuesday defended the secretive process used in that chamber to investigate allegations of wrongdoing, though they did confirm referring a complaint made against Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego to the Ethics Committee. “At the beginning, we always start very, very privately to protect members because we don’t want to […]
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DOJ investigating University of Washington over antisemitism concerns
The Trump administration is investigating the University of Washington over concerns about its handling of antisemitism in light of an off-campus event planned by a protest group. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced the investigation on social media Monday. It will be conducted by the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. This follows numerous […]
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Evictions fell slightly in 2025, but some areas saw upticks, report finds
Eviction filings fell in 2025 for the second straight year in the cities and states tracked in a new report — areas home to roughly a third of the country’s renters — though some of those places saw increases. Landlords filed more than 1.23 million eviction cases in the 10 states and 38 cities where […]
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Demolition of WA Capitol office building gets underway
A long-vacant office building on the Washington state Capitol campus will soon be no more. The state is demolishing the General Administration Building on the northwest side of the campus. The six-story, 283,865-square-foot structure has sat empty since 2018. It’s no longer up to code, and a survey found materials containing asbestos, lead paint and […]
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WA Fish and Wildlife panel confronts high tensions and harsh testimony
Surly public comments are a staple of Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meetings, revealing the deeply personal stakes of those fighting over how far the state should go in protecting various species or allowing for hunting or fishing. But last week’s session carried a slightly harsher tone, fueled by an investigation into whether commissioners violated […]
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as secretary of the US Department of Labor
WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will step down from her post, the Trump administration announced Monday, following multiple reports alleging work misconduct including misuse of funds and more. Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican from Oregon who lost her U.S. House reelection bid in 2024, will take a role in the private sector, White House Director of […]
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Supreme Court takes anti-LGBTQ+ Catholic preschools case against Colorado
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear another case from Colorado involving the balance of state anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people and religious exemptions. The Archdiocese of Denver and two Catholic preschools allege in a lawsuit that they were unable to participate in Colorado’s universal preschool program, known as UPK Colorado, because the state will not […]
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Mel Tonasket reflects on 55 Years in Indian Country
Mel Tonasket says the modern history of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is defined by a single turning point: the decision to reject federal termination, and the decades of work that followed to rebuild tribal sovereignty and influence. In a wide-ranging interview with Austin Jenkins on TVW’s “Inside Olympia,” the former Colville chairman […]
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Businesses line up for $166B in tariff refunds
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection tariff refund system went live Monday, marking what small business advocates call a “complex” first step for entrepreneurs to recoup $166 billion in import taxes accrued under President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in February. Importers and brokers can now upload […]
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Dismantling the US Forest Service harms public lands and communities
This article was first published by Writers on the Range. When I led the Bureau of Land Management under President Biden, the hardest part of my job was reassembling the agency after the first Trump administration had scattered its headquarters from our nation’s capital. The move crippled the agency — as intended. That experience led me […]
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After 21 years in WA Legislature, a moderate Democrat calls it quits
Democratic state Rep. Larry Springer of Kirkland, who provided a moderating voice in his caucus for two decades, announced Sunday he will not seek re-election. Springer, 79, was elected in 2004 to the Washington Legislature and has served as deputy majority leader since 2014. He spent a decade on the Kirkland City Council prior to […]
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Ballots become battlegrounds for voting rules, redistricting, election power
More than a third of state ballot measures that voters will be asked to consider this year relate to democracy, with questions on voting rights, election processes, redistricting and similar issues. “It’s the redistricting fights that are really getting heated after the Trump administration began pressuring Republican-led states to shore up the GOP majority in […]
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Forest Service plan to close research stations stokes fear as wildfire season approaches
The U.S. Forest Service’s plan to close scores of research stations could threaten the nation’s wildfire readiness, many foresters fear, and erode decades of work to understand timber production, soil health, pests and diseases, watersheds and wildlife. Late last month, the Forest Service announced plans to close 57 of its 77 research stations, located across […]
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WA GOP leader says he has box of ballots found by a Renton dumpster
King County election officials want to know how a box of ballots wound up next to a dumpster behind a strip mall in Renton, then in the hands of the Washington State Republican Party leader this week. Roughly 400 ballots, most unopened and unvoted, were brought to the Bellevue headquarters of the state party on […]
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WA GOP leader says he has box of ballots found next to a Renton dumpster
King County election officials want to know how a box of ballots wound up next to a dumpster behind a strip mall in Renton, then in the hands of the Washington State Republican Party leader this week. Roughly 400 ballots, most unopened and unvoted, were brought to the Bellevue headquarters of the state party on […]
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WA police lag on required deescalation, mental health training
Washington law enforcement officers are way behind completing deescalation and mental health training required under the state’s marquee police accountability law. That’s according to a report released this week by the state auditor’s office. The audit found just 16% of veteran officers and 14% of new officers had finished the 40 hours of training. Roughly […]
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