Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds
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Two WA public sector unions reach tentative deals on new contracts
Fri Sep 11 2026 08:19 PM EDT
Wartime oil prices continue to benefit Alaska’s state treasury, new figures show
Fri Sep 11 2026 07:13 PM EDT
Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
Fri Sep 11 2026 03:31 PM EDT
Amid uncertainty about mail-in ballots, WA leaders say they’re ready for what comes next.
Fri Sep 11 2026 01:26 PM EDT
How the US House could overturn the midterm election results
Fri Sep 11 2026 11:31 AM EDT
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, States Newsroom editor remembers the heroes of Flight 93
Fri Sep 11 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Reykdal seeks $2B infusion for WA public schools in next budget
Thu Sep 10 2026 08:37 PM EDT
Trump plan to send $5K to every adult projected to cost $1.2T and ‘explode’ the deficit
Thu Sep 10 2026 06:37 PM EDT
Ferguson, Dem governors predict a ‘blue wave’ in November with Trump’s stances on tariffs, war
Thu Sep 10 2026 05:00 PM EDT
How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens
Thu Sep 10 2026 12:26 PM EDT
State doles out millions of dollars for flood and fire-related repairs
Thu Sep 10 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Trump plan would bar millions of Americans from voting by mail, states tell Supreme Court
Wed Sep 9 2026 07:11 PM EDT
WA, other states sue feds over endangered species rollbacks
Wed Sep 9 2026 06:36 PM EDT
2025 GOP tax law will cost Oregon nearly $1.3B for Medicaid over next four years, officials say
Wed Sep 9 2026 05:31 PM EDT
Trump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census
Wed Sep 9 2026 05:24 PM EDT
Affordable Care Act insurance costs to rise steeply again in WA
Wed Sep 9 2026 03:38 PM EDT
Hazardous waste management company hit with $1M Washington state fine
Wed Sep 9 2026 07:01 AM EDT
Oregon governor pauses data centers on state land
Wed Sep 9 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Montana governor proposes 4.7% flat income tax rate
Tue Sep 8 2026 07:48 PM EDT
Trump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court
Tue Sep 8 2026 07:46 PM EDT
The largest US school districts restrict student AI use
Tue Sep 8 2026 05:03 PM EDT
Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch
Tue Sep 8 2026 05:02 PM EDT
Coming in November: A big election for WA’s Supreme Court
Tue Sep 8 2026 07:01 AM EDT
Developers eye Native nations, tribal communities for new data center projects
Tue Sep 8 2026 07:00 AM EDT
To protect forests, I learned to burn them
Mon Sep 7 2026 07:00 AM EDT
This Washington town is burning. That’s the plan
Sun Sep 6 2026 07:01 AM EDT
US employers are relying more and more on ‘disposable’ workers
Sun Sep 6 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Patagonia, environmental groups revive old legal fights against new cuts to national monuments
Sat Sep 5 2026 06:40 PM EDT
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service vote-by-mail rule
Sat Sep 5 2026 10:57 AM EDT
WA looks to boost salvage logging as wildfires scorch record amount of state land
Fri Sep 4 2026 08:28 PM EDT
US Fish and Wildlife staff down more than a third nationwide
Fri Sep 4 2026 05:56 PM EDT
Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
Fri Sep 4 2026 05:54 PM EDT
Wildfire risks are driving up costs for Northwest utilities
Fri Sep 4 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Voters will see statement on WA income tax measure’s budget effects
Thu Sep 3 2026 09:34 PM EDT
More states are putting panic alarms in schools
Thu Sep 3 2026 06:02 PM EDT
Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places
Thu Sep 3 2026 05:59 PM EDT
Penalty for ethics violations rises to $52K for WA state Rep. Tarra Simmons
Thu Sep 3 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Trump’s newest order on birthright citizenship blocked in federal court
Wed Sep 2 2026 07:37 PM EDT
NJ wants US Supreme Court to review Kalshi’s sports markets
Wed Sep 2 2026 07:33 PM EDT
Legal aid for immigrant kids remains in question after Trump administration pulls contract
Wed Sep 2 2026 06:18 PM EDT
Why the rushed Postal Service plan for mail-in voting has states in a panic
Wed Sep 2 2026 06:10 PM EDT
Uncounted late ballots jump in WA as fears of Postal Service delays intensify
Wed Sep 2 2026 05:48 PM EDT
Judge blocks New York’s ‘climate Superfund’ law as other states watch closely
Wed Sep 2 2026 07:00 AM EDT
9 justices on the Supreme Court or 13? Numbers battle revived in Congress
Tue Sep 1 2026 08:00 PM EDT
USPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order
Tue Sep 1 2026 07:51 PM EDT
Ferguson won’t try to oust WA wildlife commissioners at center of misconduct probe
Tue Sep 1 2026 07:00 PM EDT
US House clears spending stopgap backed by Trump that averts government shutdown
Tue Sep 1 2026 03:56 PM EDT
ICE released man formerly detained in Colorado without his ID in unfamiliar state
Tue Sep 1 2026 03:53 PM EDT
WA officials decry Trump administration’s reported ramp-up in voter fraud investigations
Tue Sep 1 2026 03:35 PM EDT
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net
Tue Sep 1 2026 07:00 AM EDT
WA state workers stage walkout amid clash over pay demands
Mon Aug 31 2026 08:20 PM EDT
Feds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:55 PM EDT
Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:45 PM EDT
Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:44 PM EDT
Controversial Christian program spreads across PNW public schools
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:38 PM EDT
Recount confirms 4-vote margin in WA Senate primary
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:02 PM EDT
Developmental disabilities program for WA families to be cut, but not ended
Mon Aug 31 2026 07:01 AM EDT
Ninth Circuit win for Nevada over Kalshi sets up potential Supreme Court showdown
Mon Aug 31 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Ethics panel: WA lawmaker broke no rules trying to thwart challenge from fellow Democrat
Sun Aug 30 2026 07:00 AM EDT
WA governor met with state worker protest at hospital construction ceremony
Fri Aug 28 2026 09:06 PM EDT
Trump administration appeals latest order freezing rule on mail-in voting
Fri Aug 28 2026 06:15 PM EDT
WA pays $180K to fired head of youth prisons who alleged retaliation
Fri Aug 28 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Judge reinstates pause on Trump order limiting mail ballots
Fri Aug 28 2026 12:04 AM EDT
Quagga mussels detected again in Idaho, but numbers are down as Ag Department makes eradication push
Thu Aug 27 2026 08:37 PM EDT
Canadian tariffs to further raise prices, a top concern for voters
Thu Aug 27 2026 06:20 PM EDT
Postal Service pushes ahead on Trump order limiting vote-by-mail
Thu Aug 27 2026 06:17 PM EDT
US Justice Department challenges 4 more states over in-state tuition for immigrants
Thu Aug 27 2026 02:54 PM EDT
WA Republican Party leader sued for defamation by citizen activist
Thu Aug 27 2026 07:00 AM EDT
WA governor lays groundwork for cellphone ban in public schools
Wed Aug 26 2026 04:30 PM EDT
Meta to pay 47 states up to $17.1B in landmark child safety settlement
Wed Aug 26 2026 02:22 PM EDT
WA sues again to stop Trump administration mail-in voting requirements
Wed Aug 26 2026 12:31 PM EDT
After firefighting deaths, advocates alarmed by ‘deepening wildfire crisis,’ agencies’ strategies
Wed Aug 26 2026 07:00 AM EDT
A dying Fish and Wildlife commissioner’s parting letter to WA’s governor
Tue Aug 25 2026 06:18 PM EDT
Active court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mail
Tue Aug 25 2026 05:30 PM EDT
Northwest late summer days marred by historic drought, exacerbating wildfires
Tue Aug 25 2026 04:43 PM EDT
Here are the contenders to replace outgoing lawmakers in WA’s Legislature
Tue Aug 25 2026 07:01 AM EDT
Sanctuary policies are keeping prisoners in local jails away from ICE
Tue Aug 25 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Washington’s newest Fish and Wildlife commissioner dies
Mon Aug 24 2026 08:00 PM EDT
Gasoline hits $26 per gallon in the northwest Alaska village of Shungnak
Mon Aug 24 2026 04:34 PM EDT
Nevada sues feds over Colorado River cuts
Mon Aug 24 2026 04:30 PM EDT
U.S. Supreme Court lifts pause on Trump mail-ballot order
Mon Aug 24 2026 03:21 PM EDT
Trump administration plans $100,000 visa fee for high-skill foreign workers
Mon Aug 24 2026 03:20 PM EDT
WA youth prison leader was fired after harassment probe
Mon Aug 24 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Abortion could return to Supreme Court, this time with a focus on women’s health
Sun Aug 23 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Striking workers will need to seek jobs to qualify for WA unemployment benefits
Sat Aug 22 2026 07:00 AM EDT
US Supreme Court allows $400M Trump ballroom project to proceed
Fri Aug 21 2026 07:25 PM EDT
The future of the Northwest’s power grid is at risk. Where is the leadership?
Fri Aug 21 2026 07:23 PM EDT
Dan Newhouse won’t endorse Amanda McKinney to succeed him in Congress
Fri Aug 21 2026 04:26 PM EDT
Watchdog data shows higher WA child welfare deaths than previously reported
Fri Aug 21 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Court rebuffs attempt to ax ballot statement on WA income tax measure’s budget effects
Thu Aug 20 2026 08:44 PM EDT
Oregon weighs enrollment caps, paying for claims as double-digit insurance hikes set for 2027
Thu Aug 20 2026 08:41 PM EDT
Cities turn to AI to speed housing permitting
Thu Aug 20 2026 04:54 PM EDT
Idaho attorney general appeals court order allowing abortions to protect health, prevent self-harm
Thu Aug 20 2026 04:53 PM EDT
State government veteran steps in to lead troubled WA agency
Thu Aug 20 2026 07:00 AM EDT
Federal judge halts proposed HHS changes to teen pregnancy prevention program
Wed Aug 19 2026 07:43 PM EDT
Invasive beetle that has wiped out millions of ash trees confirmed in Washington
Wed Aug 19 2026 06:54 PM EDT
Spokane County reverses course, approving four-month data center pause
Wed Aug 19 2026 06:50 PM EDT
State Farm defense lawyers admit AI generated fake cases in California lawsuit
Wed Aug 19 2026 01:31 PM EDT
Cost to battle 20 wildfires in WA has topped $200M
Wed Aug 19 2026 07:00 AM EDT