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A vandal broke several windows on the side of the Washington state Capitol in the early morning hours of June 4, 2026. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard)

Authorities arrested a man early Thursday after he allegedly broke several windows of the Washington state Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to break in.

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Doug Hicks signs a initiative petition on June 3, 2026 in Tumwater, Washington. The proposed ballot measure would repeal a statewide income tax on high earners enacted earlier this year. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard)

Signature-gatherers for an initiative to ditch Washington’s new income tax did steady business at a Tumwat...


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A view of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant on May 27, 2026, following the catastrophic failure of a tank that contained a corrosive chemical. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Ecology)

Following a chemical tank implosion that killed 11 people at a mill in Longview, Washington, the plant’s owner said Wednesday it would pay empl...


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An Oregon State University student researcher holds a hatchery juvenile spring Chinook salmon in Oregon. (Photo by Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Last week, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a milestone in their attempt to change state law.


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The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom

The state of Washington on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept a challenge against the state’s political maps, then remand it to a lower court to determine if the way the lines were drawn complies with a recent ruling in a Louisiana case.

“The lower...


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