Grocery retailers use “restrictive covenants” and sale agreements to keep competitors out of local markets; State of Washington is the first state to ban restrictive covenants limiting access to food or medicine; Birchwood neighborhood in […]
by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardMay 7, 2026 Washington state Democrats are wrestling with whether to join the redistricting battles unfolding across the country. There’s no immediate push to redraw the state’s congressional map. But […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardMay 6, 2026 WOODINVILLE — For four straight years, at least parts of Washington have been in a drought, as snowpack has failed to meet historical norms amid climate change. […]
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleMay 7, 2026 Voters in a third of Oregon’s 36 counties will vote during the May primary on whether to raise local property taxes to fund struggling fire districts and […]
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleMay 7, 2026 PORTLAND — Oregon’s congressional Democrats on Wednesday warned that federal agencies tasked with helping prevent and fight fires in the Northwest could be understaffed and underprepared going […]
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