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Reversal on trade pact leaves some in Northwest worried, others relieved
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to pull out of TPP negotiations.
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Washington state House votes to extend schools’ taxing authority
That extra year would keep school districts from wasting time preparing two budgets.
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Two proposals in Washington House would allow people to grow marijuana at home
One bill would allow six plants per household, while another would allow six plants per adult in a…
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Oregon adopts Columbia River salmon reform plan
Oregon’s decision will possibly end 99 years of concurrent fishing regulations with neighboring Washington.
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Washington lawmakers weigh using legal-weed money to plug school-funding gap
Democrats are quick to point out that there’s not a big pile of marijuana tax money just sitting…
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Man who killed Seattle police officer found dead in prison cell
Christopher Monfort was found dead in his single-person cell at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday.
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Nearly 7,000 descend on Capitol Campus to call on state to fully fund education
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day gathering was organized by the Washington Education Association.
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Women’s March on Olympia expected to draw thousands to Capitol
An estimated 2,500 women are expected to gather Saturday at the Capitol’s Tivoli Fountain at 10 a.m.
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Inslee asks public to demand no Obamacare repeal without replacement in hand
More than 750,000 Washingtonians have health insurance under the law, and more than 500,000 of those previously had…
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Legislature finds common ground on proposal to reshape Western State Hospital
Key lawmakers from both parties are even endorsing a central concept of Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee.
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New office could offer free legal help to military, vets in Washington
Washington has more than 69,000 military personnel, with more than 90,000 dependents.
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State Legislature opens with conciliatory words, but school-funding task force derails on party lines
The House has 19 new representatives, including Republican Jim Walsh of Aberdeen.
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Boeing plans buyouts, layoffs for engineers in first of three cuts for 2017
Those who accept the offered buyout will end their employment on April 21.