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Opinion: The challenges of getting the Brockmann mental health facility open

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|Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026

Opinion: The challenges of getting the Brockmann mental health facility open

A $42 million, 48-bed mental health campus near WSU Vancouver was completed in 2025 but never opened due ...

A $42 million, 48-bed mental health campus near WSU Vancouver was completed in 2025 but never opened due to lack of state funding. ...

Thursday, May 28, 2026
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Let’s Go Washington breaks week-one signature record for income tax repeal initiative

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|Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Let’s Go Washington breaks week-one signature record for income tax repeal initiative

Let's Go Washington gathered 92,000 signatures in one week, outpacing the previous record set by the natu ...

Let's Go Washington gathered 92,000 signatures in one week, outpacing the previous record set by the natural gas initiative I-2066. ...

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Opinion: The runup to the Declaration of Independence

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|Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Opinion: The runup to the Declaration of Independence

From the Stamp Act to the Boston Massacre, Natelson traces the decade of colonial defiance that forced in ...

From the Stamp Act to the Boston Massacre, Natelson traces the decade of colonial defiance that forced independence. ...

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Opinion: Rape coverup means parents must demand a new commitment from schools

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|Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Opinion: Rape coverup means parents must demand a new commitment from schools

Longview Superintendent Karen Cloninger faces criminal charges including witness tampering and obstructio ...

Longview Superintendent Karen Cloninger faces criminal charges including witness tampering and obstruction after an alleged rape coverup. ...

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Opinion: No, Washington’s budget is not shrinking despite progressive claims

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|Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Opinion: No, Washington’s budget is not shrinking despite progressive claims

Washington's operating budget hit $80.2 billion — 55% above the population-plus-inflation benchmark since ...

Washington's operating budget hit $80.2 billion — 55% above the population-plus-inflation benchmark since 2013–15. ...

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Opinion: More Americans are forced to pay Obamacare taxes

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|Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Opinion: More Americans are forced to pay Obamacare taxes

Obamacare's Medicare payroll tax ensnared 7 million filers by 2022, up from 2.8 million in 2013. ...

Obamacare's Medicare payroll tax ensnared 7 million filers by 2022, up from 2.8 million in 2013. ...

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Opinion: Investment grade forecasts actually over-estimate future traffic

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|Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Opinion: Investment grade forecasts actually over-estimate future traffic

Investment grade forecasts for SR 520 and Tacoma Narrows both overshot actual traffic — not the reverse. ...

Investment grade forecasts for SR 520 and Tacoma Narrows both overshot actual traffic — not the reverse. ...

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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Opinion: Washington state keeps making it harder for law enforcement to serve

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|Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Opinion: Washington state keeps making it harder for law enforcement to serve

Washington ranks last in the nation for police staffing — 1.37 officers per 1,000 residents vs. the natio ...

Washington ranks last in the nation for police staffing — 1.37 officers per 1,000 residents vs. the national average of 2.31. ...

Friday, May 22, 2026
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Opinion: The nation’s first pension raid is happening in Washington state

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|Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Opinion: The nation’s first pension raid is happening in Washington state

HB 2034 would strip billions from LEOFF 1 and redirect funds to unrelated state spending, setting a natio ...

HB 2034 would strip billions from LEOFF 1 and redirect funds to unrelated state spending, setting a national precedent. ...

Friday, May 22, 2026
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Opinion: Fix licensing. Expand access. Lower costs. Free workers.

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|Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Opinion: Fix licensing. Expand access. Lower costs. Free workers.

Universal licensure recognition could replace Washington's patchwork of occupation-by-occupation licensin ...

Universal licensure recognition could replace Washington's patchwork of occupation-by-occupation licensing compacts. ...

Thursday, May 21, 2026
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