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Washington State news: breaking reporting from Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Puget Sound, state legislature, public safety, and Pacific Northwest updates.
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A Spokane County Superior Court judge ruled that the Adams County Sheriff’s Office repeatedly violated Washington’s Keep Washington Working Act by sharing nonpublic jail booking data with federal immigration authorities.
Attorney General Nick Brown appointed Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner as Special Assistant Attorneys General to defend voter-approved Initiative 638 against constitutional challenges in King County Superior Court.
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown filed an antitrust lawsuit in Thurston County against DaVita and Fresenius, alleging illegal noncompete covenants on medical directors that restrict dialysis competition and patient care.
School boards for Lake Washington, Tacoma, and Yakima pass resolutions to sue Washington State under Article IX, alleging an $800 million annual shortfall forces illegal reliance on local levies.
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a formal solicitation to lease up to 3,700 acres at the Hanford Site for clean energy, manufacturing, and computing.
The Washington Department of Ecology has proposed new restrictions on PFAS, lead, cadmium, and toxic solvents across 14 consumer product categories under the Safer Products for Washington Act.
A powerful autumn gale cut electricity to more than 115,000 customers across Western Washington, toppling trees and straining emergency utility crews in Puget Sound.
The Washington Department of Ecology and Governor Bob Ferguson confirm that statewide production capacity has crossed the 20-million-gallon statutory threshold, activating Senate Bill 5447 Business and Occupation tax credits of up to $2 per gallon for alternative jet fuels.
U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead granted a 14-day emergency restraining order barring the Department of Justice from demanding Washington election officials segregate mail ballots or threatening workers with prosecution.
Democratic incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican state Senator John Braun to win a third term in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, securing a critical Pacific Northwest seat.
Washington voters delivered a decisive defeat to Initiative 645 in early general election returns, safeguarding a 9.9% surcharge on earnings over $1 million to preserve education and healthcare revenue.
A hospitalized Yakima County resident with underlying conditions has died from H5N1 avian influenza following dairy cow exposure, as state veterinarians manage quarantines across more than thirty infected herds.
Maintenance crews completed emergency partial expansion joint repairs on the 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, reopening all westbound lanes and the Jackson Avenue on-ramp seven days ahead of schedule.
A coalition of voting rights groups has filed an emergency federal lawsuit in Seattle against the Trump administration and Department of Justice to block eleventh-hour demands targeting 405 voters on Washington voter rolls.
Washington State Ferries has authorized ABB to supply power and propulsion systems for a third hybrid-electric ferry, expanding its contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group under the state's 16-vessel decarbonization plan.
The Washington State Department of Transportation shuts down northbound Interstate 5 through central Seattle for Halloween weekend to remove work zones and restore full bridge capacity two months ahead of schedule.
An investigative report by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights reveals federal immigration authorities queried state licensing databases millions of times, leading to 356 confirmed civil arrests despite Keep Washington Working Act protections.
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has issued Executive Order 26-05 establishing the state's first Chief Fraud Prevention Officer across cabinet health agencies and requested 2027 legislation to expand the Medicaid False Claims Act statewide.
Federal prosecutors requested Washington state isolate mail ballots from 405 suspected noncitizens, prompting Secretary of State Steve Hobbs to cite the National Voter Registration Act's 90-day quiet period.
State budget writers and public disclosure regulators urge Washington lawmakers to hold a record $51 million campaign finance penalty in reserve as Meta prepares a federal appeal.
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has offered unarmed, plainclothes National Guard personnel to monitor ballot drop boxes under an opt-in Election Neighborhood Watch following regional threats.
The Washington State Department of Transportation has closed two westbound lanes on the 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridge around-the-clock through November 8 for critical expansion joint repairs.
A joint report by the Washington State Hospital Association and community health leaders warns federal Medicaid cuts will eliminate coverage for 200,000 residents and inflict $5.8 billion in hospital revenue losses through 2033.
