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Federal funding freeze could cost WA billions amid budget crisis

While Trump’s administration rescinded a memo about the executive order after federal agencies and state governments were confused by the document’s vague wording, the original executive order was left in place, meaning...

How Washington communities are responding to ICE deportation orders

What immigrants can doNorouzi said she and staff from OneAmerica have reminded elected officials and jurisdictions at all levels of state laws that could provide additional protection for immigrants. For example, the...

Washington sues to stop ban on funding for gender-affirming care

As a young child, Crone-Baron, who was assigned male at birth, felt different. Isolated. Disconnected from other kids. Being male felt untruthful. Crone-Baron believed death was better than going through male puberty.“This...

Washington lawmakers weigh new artificial intelligence regulations

Lawmakers are considering four bills on regulating artificial intelligence in Olympia this session.State Rep. Clyde Shavers, D-Clinton, has introduced two bills that would require AI developers to provide ways for users to...

Judge blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship after WA lawsuit

Coughenour called the order “blatantly unconstitutional.”  “I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar could state unequivocally that is a constitutional order,” the judge told the Trump administration’s attorney. “It boggles...

Washington AG challenges Trump’s order on birthright citizenship

“I’m angry. I’m still in a mixed-citizen family,” said Mendoza-Cawthon, a recent Seattle University law school graduate studying for her bar exam. “I’m scared for the people in my community. I’m scared...

Trump pardons, commutes sentences for January 6 defendants

As of early January the department had charged just over 1,580 people for crimes related to the riot, 608 of whom were charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement, including nearly a third...

A look at the Washington Legislature’s 2025 environmental agenda

Nguyen’s bill died in committee last February because of the estimated $30 million expense of setting up the cybersecurity that would be required to collect data. Monitoring oil industry finances includes collecting...

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