Simmons fights ethics charges in public hearing + High potency marijuana |

Kill order rescinded for northeast WA wolf + A Washington-based manufacturer picks Montana for a major expansion |

Gray whales struggle + AFL-CIO president commits to big unionization push |

Recapping Washington state policy and politics news for the week of June 1, 2026

Data centers and natural gas demand + WA and OR law enforcement mask bans go unchallenged by feds |

Longview mill owner will pay workers until early August |

DNC chair to appear at WA Democratic Party convention |

MGP presses Nippon Dynawave on employee pay |

Final 2 victims recovered from mill implosion site + College sports bill in Congress |

Recapping Washington state policy and politics news for the week of May 25, 2026. ‌

6 victims recovered from Longview mill site + Judge lets Trump's mail-in voting order stand

Judge sides with WA in fight over DOGE era grant cancellation + A newt on the cusp of gaining new federal protections |

State green lights killing of one wolf + US Supreme Court rejects Florida suit against WA over immigrant truck driver licensing |

Alternative cruise ship fuel + Voluntary departure surge in immigration courts |

Ethics board rejects lawmaker's attempt to get charges dismissed