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Today's Headlines: Ivermectin bill lands on Little's desk; WA AG sues for rental price-fixing
WA GOP finds strange political bedfellow in Ferguson; judge calls for cool-down in rhetoric against judiciary; future of Head ...
WA pulls funding for Puget Sound tidal energy project
The narrow channels and strong currents of the Salish Sea could provide an ideal testing ground for tidal energy. It is a ...
Puget Sound commerce leaders denounce state’s proposed ‘kamikaze economic policy’
Puget Sound-based commerce organizations are strongly urging state lawmakers not to raise taxes on businesses to address a ...
FOX13 News on MSN15h
Washington small businesses and organizations push back on tax proposals
Small businesses across Washington are bracing themselves for a slate of proposed taxes aimed to plug the state's $13 billion ...
Lake Chelan Now17h
DNR Commissioner Upthegrove Reflects on First Three Months in Office
They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but it was a pretty action-packed month from start to finish ...
Decade of reductions at Naval Hospital Bremerton push out retirees, beneficiaries
The latest cut at Naval Hospital Bremerton raises questions about what services are left at the hospital and adds to local ...
WA House passes $15.2B transportation budget, setting stage for talks with Senate
The Washington State House of Representatives passed its $15.2 billion transportation budget for 2025-27 on Wednesday, ...
Amazon, Alaska, Costco, Microsoft, Nordstrom asking Washington to skip payroll, wealth tax
Dozens of major companies have sent a letter to Washington's governor and state legislature to "review and revise" the tax and budget proposals.
The Columbian21h
Democrats weigh options as Gov. Ferguson rejects WA wealth tax
Washington Senate and House budget leaders say they are weighing several options as they prepare for a “major pivot” after Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday that neither version of the ope ...
Oregon burger chain’s South Sound expansion plans hit with development setback
CEO told The News Tribune the chain is still “actively exploring new real estate opportunities” for sites in Tacoma, Puyallup ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN22h
New Orca Calf Is a Descendant of the 'Budd Inlet Six,' the Last Killer Whales Captured in United States Waters in 1976
On a Sunday afternoon in March 1976, SeaWorld contractors herded a family of orcas into Budd Inlet at the southern tip of ...
Costco, Microsoft, Amazon among 60+ biz leaders asking WA lawmakers to avoid tax hikes
If approved, these proposals would result in the largest tax increases in state history, perpetuating a dangerous trend of ...