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Seattle mayor signs executive orders in anticipation of National Guard deployment

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Spokane mayor confirms upcoming changes to camping ban amid lack of enforcement

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Drug crisis advisory committee gets update on involuntary treatment outcomes

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Weekend Edition | October brings new taxes for Washington businesses and consumers

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WA AGO task force member: ‘No way’ to define domestic violent extremism

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Oct. 1 brings new taxes for Washington businesses and consumers

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Regional dispatch network asks Spokane to save it a seat at the table next week

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Weekend Edition | WA four-year revenue forecast drops almost $900 million

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Let’s Go Washington signature gatherers endure stolen petitions, insults, threats

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WA four-year revenue forecast drops almost $900 million

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Seattle mayor proposes adding $4M to city's immigration office next year

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Washington’s pension system gamble

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WA GOP chair agrees with Trump that Antifa protesters are ‘paid agitators’

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Seattle committee fast-tracks zoning bills ahead of upcoming budget season

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Weekend Edition | ‘Conflict of interest’ alleged in complaint against Solicitor General Noah Purcell

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‘Conflict of interest’ alleged in complaint against Solicitor General Noah Purcell

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Let's Go Washington launches parents' rights, girls in sports initiatives

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King County Councilmember Balducci Demands Swift Fix After Audit Bombshell

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Weekend Edition | Washington Businesses Preparing for New Retail Sales Taxes To Hit Consumers October 1st

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Washington Commercial Real Estate Tax Revenue Down to Pre 2020-Levels

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Washington Businesses Preparing for New Retail Sales Taxes To Hit Consumers October 1st

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Seattle Hits 34% of Promised Sidewalk Fixes in First Year of $1.55b Levy

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Weekend Edition | Washington Spent More Than $23M To Hold Illegal Aliens With ICE Detainers in 2024

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WA State Bar Association Complaint Filed Against Solicitor General Noah Purcell

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WA Spent More Than $23M To Hold Illegal Aliens With Ice Detainers in 2024

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City of Spokane Dismisses All Failure To Disperse Charges Against Ice Protesters

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Weekend Edition | WA Governor Responds After Bondi Threatens Criminal Charges

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WA AG Nick Brown Threatened With Suspension of License To Practice Law

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WA Governor Vows ‘We Will Defeat Them’ After Bondi Threatens Criminal Charges

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Spokane County Considers Hiking Certain Construction Fees by More Than 1,500%

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Weekend Edition | Report: Washington Ranks 36th for Best States To Live In

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Report: Washington Ranks 36th for Best States to Live In 2025 as Idaho Lands 2nd

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WA State Fair Accused of Excluding Pierce County Republican Party

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Seattle Braces for Big Drop in Tourism as Sales Tax Revenue Stays Flat

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Weekend Edition | Republicans hopeful as primary results show two tight legislative races

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AGO’s Seattle Office Space Rental Costs Double in a Decade

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Primary Election Day in WA; Turnout Projections and Key Races

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HUD: ‘Success Is No Longer Being Measured by the Number of Housing Units Filled'

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Weekend Edition | Will Governor Ferguson Extend Ban on Auto-Deletion of Public Records?

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Fiscal Fallout: 2026 Legislative Session ‘Could Be Worse Yet’

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Will Ferguson Extend Ban on Auto-Deletion of Public Records?

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Late-Night Camping Ban Vote Triggers Probe Into Spokane Mayor, City Council Majority

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Weekend Edition | Fiscal Fallout: Long-Term Care Spending Driver of Washington DSHS Swelling Budget

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Olympia Council Sends $20 Minimum Wage, Workers’ Bill of Rights to Nov. Vote

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WSDOT Begins $203M Revive I-5 Project; Lane Closures Underway

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Fiscal Fallout: Long-Term Care Spending Driver of Washington Dshs Swelling Budget

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Weekend Edition | Fiscal Fallout: Washington State Government Spending Surges 116% Since 2015

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Sen. Braun Urges Ferguson to Get Past Fearmongering on ‘Big Beautiful Bill'

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Spokane Conservatives Question Accuracy of 2025 Homelessness Count

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Fiscal fallout: Washington state government spending surges 116% since 2015

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Weekend Edition | Committee Distances From Drug Use Work Group’s ‘Buyers Club’ Suggestion

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‘Most Expensive Market’: Doordash to Raise Fees in Seattle Due to City Regulations

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WA Committee Distances From Drug Use Work Group’s ‘Buyers Club’ Suggestion

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Bellingham Ratepayers Could See Double-Digit Utility Hikes Through 2028

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Weekend Edition | Spokane Camping Ban & Facility That Treats Drug-Addicted Newborns at Risk of Closure

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WA Hotline Allows Illegal Immigrants to Report u.s. Citizens for First Amendment Activity

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WA Facility That Treats Drug-Addicted Newborns at Risk of Closure Due to Budget Cuts

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‘Where Are You Going to Push Us?’: Spokane Passes New Citywide Camping Ban

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Weekend Edition | Washington May Have to Dip Into Emergency Reserves, Despite Historic Tax Increases

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Seattle PD Forwards Felony Assault Charge to Prosecutor 10 Days After Journalist Attacked

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WA May Have to Dip Into Emergency Reserves, Despite Historic Tax Increases

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Seattle City Council Eyes July Deadline to Fill Empty District 5 Seat

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Weekend Edition | Washington Family of Murder Victim Protests Potential Early Release of Killers

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Washington Family of Murder Victim Protests Potential Early Release of Killers

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Tukwila Mayor Flags ‘Cryptic’ DHS Message Amid Protest Outside Federal Facility

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Spokane Council Revives 3‑Day Notice for Clearing Encampments After Reversal

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Weekend Edition | ‘No Kings’ Anti-Trump Protests Planned for Several WA Cities This Saturday

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Industry Leaders Urge WA Lawmakers to Change Course on Health Care Costs

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Washington AGO Task Force Struggles to Define ‘Domestic Violent Extremism’

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Seattle Mayor Pushes Law Changes to Target Unruly Nightclubs

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Weekend Edition | Spokane County Caught in Confusion Over DHS Sanctuary Designation

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Emails Show WA AGO, Perkins Coie Colluded on Federal Lawsuit Against President Trump

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Spokane County Caught in Confusion Over DHS Sanctuary Designation

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Board Stiff: Sound Transit Lacks Transit Expertise as Project Delays Drag On

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Weekend Edition | Christian Gathering Outside Seattle City Hall Brings Trans Rights Protesters

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Trucking Industry Accused of ‘Undermining’ Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandate

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Christian Gathering Outside Seattle City Hall Brings Trans Rights Protesters

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Spokane Valley Needs More Cops — but Its Immigration Policy Could Get In the Way

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Weekend Edition | Gov. Ferguson Signs Washington’s $78B Operating Budget Into Law

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WA Bill’s Changes to Public Pension Funding Could Cost Taxpayers, Critic Warns

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‘Largest Tax Increase in State History’: Gov Signs Wa’s $78B Operating Budget Into Law

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Seattle’s High Buy-Rent Gap Stirs Policy Debate

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Weekend Edition | Labor Board Investigating Employee’s Union Dues Complaint

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Spokane County Proposes Regional Task Force to Revive Jail Funding Measure

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WA State Labor Board Investigating Everett Employee’s Union Dues Complaint

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Redmond Light Rail Extension Opens Amid Years of Delays, Budget Changes

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Weekend Edition | Sound Transit Economic Reality & Spokane's Homelessness Plan

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Economic Reality May Force Sound Transit to Revise Its Financial Plan

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WA Family at Center of Fight Over Trans Athletes Heartened by Federal OSPI Probe

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Spokane Unveils Homelessness Plan as Conservatives Say They Were Left in the Dark

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Weekend Edition | Seattle Spends Millions on Illegal Immigrants as Trump Admin Seeks to Deny Funds

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WA Legislature Passes Rainier School Closure Bill That Includes New Transition Plans

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Sound Transit Taxes Have Generated More Than $20 Billion in Almost 30 Years

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Seattle Spends Millions on Illegal Immigrants as Trump Admin Seeks to Deny Funds

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Weekend Edition | Tax Bills in Olympia & Seattle’s Debate Over Taxing the Rich

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Spokane City Council Shelves Ordinance to Reinstate Prop 1 – For Now

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WA House Finance Committee Gives Do-Pass Recommendation to Three Tax Bills

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Seattle’s Slumping Revenue Reignites Debate Over Taxing the Rich

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Weekend Edition | WA Senate Passes Bill That Partly Revises Parents’ Bill of Rights Initiative

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WA Senate Passes Bill Regulating Presence of Out-Of-State National Guard