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    / February 23, 2024
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        photo illustration of Amanda Knox and the state capitol.
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        Amanda Knox testifies in Olympia for stricter interrogation laws

        In support of a bill that would void interview statements if a court finds deceptive police tactics, Knox described her 53-hour questioning in Italy.

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        • Scarlet Hansen
        / January 17, 2024
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        Washington Legislature aims to regulate AI — but treads cautiously

        ‘You don’t want to stop innovation. You don’t want to stop commerce. But you don’t want to stop people’s civil rights.’

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        • John Stang
        / January 12, 2024 /
        Updated 12:30 p.m.
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        The Washington Legislature kicks off. Here’s what to watch.

        Lawmakers are expected to focus the 2024 session on behavioral health, housing and homelessness, the environment, public safety and transportation.

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        • Donna Gordon Blankinship
        / January 8, 2024
        Washington state legislators listen to Gov. Jay Inslee’s “State of the State” at the Washington State Capitol
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        Poll: Washington voters want to spend more — while cutting taxes

        But Republicans and Democrats differ on where the money should go during the 2024 legislative session, according to a recent Crosscut/Elway poll.

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        • Donna Gordon Blankinship
        / January 4, 2024
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        Politics

        Cap-and-trade, climate change return to the 2024 WA Legislature

        On the agenda starting Jan. 8: Spending Washington’s carbon tax, tweaking the cap-and-invest program and taking a stab at utility rebates.

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        • John Stang
        / January 3, 2024
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        Politics

        Six measures Washington conservatives are pushing on 2024 ballots

        GOP-backed Let’s Go Washington is seeking to put the carbon capture law, police pursuit regulations, a capital gains tax repeal and more up for vote in November.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / December 22, 2023
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        Politics

        $70.9B WA budget proposal boosts funding for behavioral health

        Washington lawmakers will offer their own proposals in the legislative session that begins next month.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / December 13, 2023 /
        Updated at 4 p.m. on Dec. 13
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        Washington caps insulin costs at $35/month. More reforms may come

        Policy changes in the works for 2024 are intended to slash red tape for people with diabetes and avoid deadly insulin rationing.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / December 11, 2023
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        Investigations

        Why have Washington eviction cases doubled in the past six months?

        Billions in federal pandemic aid masked dysfunction in the rental market. But that money is gone — along with some legal protections.

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        • Brandon Block
        / November 28, 2023
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        Politics

        Republicans push for bipartisan commission to redraw WA Latino district

        Instead of passing the task to a federal court, they are advocating for the Washington State Redistricting Commission to reconvene.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / October 2, 2023
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        Politics

        Federal court likely to redraw Central WA Latino-majority district

        Democratic lawmakers said they chose not to reconvene the bipartisan Washington State Redistricting Commission after a judicial ruling for a new map.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / September 14, 2023
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        Environment

        Are WA forests worth more as carbon sponges or timber harvests?

        ‘Working forests’ like state-run Tiger Mountain retain greenhouse gases — but logging is deeply entrenched in Northwest economies.

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        • Ashli Blow
        / August 22, 2023 /
        Updated at 9:20 a.m. on Aug. 25
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        Politics

        WA senators just released more previously redacted records

        Leaders said they didn’t have more hidden information, but memos show blacked-out emails to cannabis lobbyists and texts with redacted bill names.

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        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / August 17, 2023
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        Environment

        Why Washington gas prices are the nation’s highest

        Oil companies that buy emissions from the new carbon cap program are passing the cost to consumers at the pump. But are the increases a bug or a feature?

        by
        • John Stang
        / July 18, 2023
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        Politics

        WA’s new capital gains tax brings in millions more than expected

        The latest state revenue forecast brings good news for the current two-year budget cycle, and for the next one as well.

        by
        • Joseph O'Sullivan
        / June 27, 2023 /
        Updated at 3:30 p.m., on June 27
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