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  WA Democrats forge ahead with budget plans despite Republican opposition

  Time is winding down for this year's legislative session. Lawmakers in the State House and Senate are now looking to reconcile two slightly different spending plans. Each chamber passed its own version of this year's supplemental budget over the weekend, and both plans from the Democratic majorities call for heavy cuts to child care, education, and health care funding. State government reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan brought KUOW's Angela King this update.

  • Angela King
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  Washington state progressives strike big business tax break from 'millionaire’s tax'

  The Washington State House Finance Committee made revisions to a proposed income tax after a group of progressive lawmakers said the previous version gave away too much while not doing enough for working families.

  • Sarah Mizes-Tan
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  Is right-wing media allowed in Olympia?

  A dispute is escalating in Olympia, pitting right-wing media against the mainstream press and legislative Democrats, and raising questions about who draws the line between journalism and activism as it gets blurrier in the internet age.

  • Scott Greenstone
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  Can Washington state lawmakers cut their way out of a $2 billion shortfall?

  Washington state's 60-day legislative session started Monday in Olympia with lawmakers facing a $2 billion budget shortfall. Washington State Standard reporter Jerry Cornfield has been following lawmakers' attempts to soften the blow.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  New sales tax on services in Washington takes effect Wednesday

  A slate of other tax and fee hikes also kicks in Oct. 1, including on major financial institutions and to fund transportation.

  • Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
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  Looks like they made it, or not. Highlights from Washington's 2025 legislative session

  The work of governing a state comes to a pinnacle every year when the governor signs or vetoes legislation. Nearly 500 bills were completed this session in Olympia. That’s a lot to keep track of. To focus on some highlights, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay.

  • Jeanie Lindsay
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  With clock ticking, WA lawmakers race to cover $16 billion shortfall in budget plan

  With a potential $16 billion shortfall looming, legislators in Olympia are scrambling to find budget fixes with less than two weeks left in the session. Jerry Cornfield writes for The Washington State Standard. He spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about his new article, which outlines the latest options being considered.

  • John O'Brien
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  Late Washington state powerbroker Frank Chopp left a lasting legacy

  Pluribus News staff writer and former longtime public radio Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins covered Chopp for many years. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to him about the influential legislator's legacy.

  • John O'Brien
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  Rent cap, parents rights survive key cutoff deadline in WA Legislature

  With lawmakers in Olympia just past the halfway point of this year’s legislative session, scores of policy proposals have been left behind. Here's what made it through the cutoff and what didn't.

  • Jeanie Lindsay
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  Olympia protest joins national day of action in state capitols across the USA

  After a viral online organizing campaign, hundreds rallied in Olympia Wednesday, protesting President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as part of a national day of action.

  • Jeanie Lindsay

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