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State submits request for Major Disaster Declaration as ‘long haul’ wildfire recovery continues

Gov. Bob Ferguson joined local officials and residents to announce a new push for recovery funding after destructive ...
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump

President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own ...
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"Pie-in-the-sky dreaming": Salish School of Spokane breaks ground on riverside campus

The campus will be built on land donated by Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington. The Salish School, which aims to teach ...
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Washington is fighting to limit its duty to protect vulnerable adults

At the same time, Adult Protective Services workers say they’re under growing pressure to close investigations quickly.
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With tax receipts flat, budget hurdles remain for WA leaders

A new forecast projects the high-earner income tax will bring in $800 million more in 2029 than a prior estimate. Voters ...
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Public lands commissioner calls on Legislature to approve, fund conservation of state forests

Washington Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove is dialing back his goal to protect 77,000 acres of older state forests ...
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Washington has few paths to early prison release. Advocates fear Gov. Ferguson has closed off a critical one

Joelene Keen, 36, poses for a portrait at her home in Odessa, Washington on August 7, 2026. She recently moved with her kids ...
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WA teachers feel strain from budget pressures as fewer staff return

State education leaders say they need more money from the state. But lawmakers are staring down a significant budget ...
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'The Disappearers' is a fiercely personal novel that hits like a tidal wave

Marlon James' new novel chronicles the events surrounding a vicious anti-gay attack in Jamaica in the late 1980s. Shortlisted ...
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U.S. Representative Michael Baumgartner talks data centers, fuel loads, election rules

The Republican Congressman represents Eastern Washington at the federal level. He sat down with SPR's Audrey Nelson to ...
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The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is low. Here's why you should care

The U.S. has tapped into its strategic oil reserve to help drive down rising gasoline prices in the wake of the war with Iran ...
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Pacific Northwest monarch butterflies are migrating south. You can watch them on an app

Monarchs are being digitally tracked in the region for the first time. The journey could reveal long-held mysteries about the insects’ migration patterns.