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A Trump-appointed judge said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act did not convert the funding into “a lump-sum amount subject to EPA’s discretion.” Defendants acted contrary to Congress’ intent and with “no...

Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.

If you didn’t get to see Secretary of State Steve Hobbs speak on Whidbey Island last week, he had a lot to say about making sure the upcoming midterms are secure and your vote counts. Most...

Some insurance brokers will also be suspended over accusations that they erroneously enrolled the individuals.

The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public. Individua...

SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Washington seeking the state’s voter rolls, in line with many rulings across the country. This marks…

Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.

Scientists are asking people to turn their outdoor lights off to help migrating birds find their way south.

The Elwha Legacy Forests Coalition essentially bought out the rights to harvest 29 acres of state forests from a logging company.

The National Forest Service proposed repealing the conservation measure, saying it blocks preventative wildfire work.

Diesel is $6.41 a gallon in Pennsylvania as of Wednesday, and those higher prices mean more expensive transportation for a long list of everyday goods.

A measure approved by voters in 2024 sought to protect access to natural gas in Washington and weaken codes that make it more difficult to install gas in homes.

The high court’s decision was sound and based on the Constitution, which gives states the authority to oversee elections.

The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”

US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire

The AI industry tapped former Obama aide Jay Carney to rebuild ties with Democrats. He spent years at Amazon undermining privacy protections and fighting AI regulation.

A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.

Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump’s economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.

Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.

The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled.

On the second night of the Republican gathering in Dallas, Vice President JD Vance was the headliner. But President Trump returned to center stage.

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and the Squaxin Island Tribe are suing the Trump administration to save endangered-species habitats nationwide.

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The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

Many of us know the federal lands that define our region: North Cascades National Park, the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, and the Wild Sky Wilderness. They provide recreation, wildlife habitat...

Initiative 645 would make it harder for Gov. Bob Ferguson and lawmakers in Olympia to effectively govern the state. Voters should say no.

The filing puts the legality of the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting squarely before the justices even as states begin sending out ballots.

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