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Patagonia, environmental groups revive old legal fights against new cuts to national monuments

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s decision to sharply downsize two Utah national monuments in July are re-upping their ...
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Voters will see statement on WA income tax measure’s budget effects

A legal effort fell short Thursday to keep a statement off ballots on how repealing Washington’s income tax would affect the ...
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Penalty for ethics violations rises to $52K for WA state Rep. Tarra Simmons

A state ethics panel has ordered Democratic state Rep. Tarra Simmons to pay roughly $52,000 in penalties and fees for multiple violations of Washington ethics laws. Three weeks ago, the Legislative ...
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Uncounted late ballots jump in WA as fears of Postal Service delays intensify

SEATTLE — Over 20,000 ballots in Washington’s primary election last month were rejected because they came in too late, thousands more than in 2024. This comes as election officials have raised the ...
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Ferguson won’t try to oust WA wildlife commissioners at center of misconduct probe

Gov. Bob Ferguson won’t punish two members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission for violating public records and open meeting laws but has warned each that they will face removal if they don ...
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ICE released man formerly detained in Colorado without his ID in unfamiliar state

Rudy Villeda Mejía, who spent just over four months in immigration detention in Aurora, Colorado, is home with his family in northern Washington state. His journey home was drawn out, as his family ...
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WA officials decry Trump administration’s reported ramp-up in voter fraud investigations

The Trump administration is reportedly redoubling efforts to root out voter fraud in a number of states this week, including Washington. Washington officials are troubled at the news as President ...
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WA state workers stage walkout amid clash over pay demands

With contract negotiations nearing a critical deadline, hundreds of Washington state workers walked off the job for an hour Monday to highlight demands for wage hikes in their next two-year deal.
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WA pays $180K to fired head of youth prisons who alleged retaliation

Washington state is settling for $180,000 with the former head of the state’s youth prison system after she alleged she was fired for raising concerns about longstanding overcrowding. Felice Upton, ...
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WA sues again to stop Trump administration mail-in voting requirements

SEATTLE — Washington is suing to stop the Trump administration’s latest attempt to restrict mail-in voting, days after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for the effort to move forward. Washington ...
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Washington’s newest Fish and Wildlife commissioner dies

Victor Garcia, an educator, hunter and fisherman appointed to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission last year, has died. The Department of Fish and Wildlife announced his death Monday. No cause ...