by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJuly 2, 2026 TUMWATER – Opponents of Washington’s new income tax on high earners turned in more than 500,000 signatures Thursday for an initiative to repeal the levy, nearly double […]
by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardJuly 2, 2026 State and local fire officials are urging Washingtonians to use caution lighting fireworks this weekend, especially as a statewide drought raises wildfire risks. Nearly every part of […]
by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJuly 2, 2026 Washington officials hope to issue new recommendations by summer’s end for how governments release public records, with the goal of speeding up disclosure. Over 2,000 agencies are […]
by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 2, 2026 A new law could result in state agencies severing their contracts with data brokers who obtain Oregonians’ personally identifiable information and share it with federal immigration authorities. […]
by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 2, 2026 Oregon’s top public health official is stepping down from her role after two and a half years. Dr. Sejal Hathi, who joined the Oregon Health Authority in […]
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