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Washington state Democrats reveal sweeping new tax plan
The plan cobbles together a range of hikes, including on businesses, capital gains, and property. A question now is whether Gov. Bob Ferguson will support the proposals.
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Clergy members to become mandatory child abuse reporters in Washington state
Washington state is poised to require clergy members to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession. The defining legislation now goes to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson for signing.
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Former longtime Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp dies at 71
Longtime Washington Democratic Rep. Frank Chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful House speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died Saturday.
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Trump names Washington state's Joe Kent to lead counterterrorism agency
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for a congressional seat in southwest Washington, to be director of the National Counterterrorism Center.