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Ahead of elections that could determine control of Congress and states for the rest of President Donald Trump’s second term, Democratic governors say they are happy to talk to voters about the …
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McKenna Horsley / Washington State Standard
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9/11/26
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The leader of Washington’s public school system on Thursday outlined his multibillion-dollar budget request he says is needed to ensure the state meets its legal obligations to fund basic education …
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9/11/26
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Public opposition will slow plans to remove and display a section of a dead Shoshone National Forest tree that surveyors mapping Yellowstone Forest Reserve boundaries inscribed 133 years ago.
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Mike Koshmrl / Idaho Capital Sun
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9/10/26
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Supporters of campaign contribution limits and transparency who have long been stymied at the Oregon Legislature will look to voters to block businesses, unions and other organizations from spending …
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Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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9/10/26
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze …
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Amanda Watford / Stateline
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9/10/26
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A coalition of state attorneys general filed a pair of lawsuits Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s rollbacks of protections for endangered species.
The lawsuits, filed by …
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Alex Brown / Washington State Standard
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9/10/26
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An infusion of state aid will help restore a Spokane landfill ravaged by last month’s Old Trails Fire and reconstruct a Chelan County road washed out by last winter’s historic flooding.
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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9/10/26
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A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man Tuesday morning outside Evergreen Middle School in Spokane Valley.
The school was put on lockdown after a caller told dispatchers about …
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Megan Howard / Spokesman-Review
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9/9/26
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State Sen. Mark Schoesler wants to know why the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is trying so hard to fill what he views as a non-essential job with a six-figure salary, at the same time …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/9/26
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Boeing delivered 51 airplanes in August, keeping 737 MAX deliveries in line with previous months but recording a sharp drop in deliveries for the 787 Dreamliner.
Of the 51 planes, 41 were 737 …
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By Lauren Rosenblatt /
The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/9/26
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Increasing tensions between the U.S. and Canada, fueled by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, have contributed to a decline in Canadian tourist visits.
The impact is visible on the wine …
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By Simmerdeep Kaur /
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
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9/9/26
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A group of 70 former bikini baristas in the Puget Sound region won a yearslong legal battle against their coffee stands’ owner over pay violations.
A King County Superior Court judge late last …
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By Alexis Weisend /
The Seattle Times
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9/9/26
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Five races for seats on Washington’s state Supreme Court are set to get much more attention over the next two months.
These races typically pass by without much notice as incumbent justices …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street /
Washington State Standard
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9/9/26
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With a U.S.-Canada trade war raging, Canada fired a warning shot on its northwestern front — one that could have repercussions for Washington state’s trade-dependent economy.
Some 200 …
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By The Seattle Times
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9/9/26
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Idaho state government agencies’ budget requests for the next fiscal year are now publicly available.
The requests, which are online on the Division of Financial Management’s website, …
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Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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9/9/26
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Top Oregon elected officials on Tuesday urged Oregonians to use ballot drop boxes, not mailboxes, to return ballots in November as newly released data showed thousands of Oregonians missed having …
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Julia Shumway / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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9/9/26
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The hotly contested U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting usurps Congress’ authority, as well as states’ power to administer elections, more than 250 current and former members of …
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Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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9/9/26
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A federal judge has ruled American Prairie can keep grazing bison on three federal grazing allotments as a federal lawsuit plays out.
The decision by Judge Brian Morris blocks, for now, a Bureau …
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Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan
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9/8/26
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Complaints to Oregon’s workplace safety and health agency have reached an all-time high since it introduced rules protecting employees from extreme heat and wildfire smoke four years ago.
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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9/8/26
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Five races for seats on Washington’s state Supreme Court are set to get much more attention over the next two months.
These races typically pass by without much notice as incumbent …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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9/8/26
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