What’s happening this week around Thurston County
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14 Washington state federal buildings targeted for lease termination by Musk's DOGE
Washington state are targeted for lease terminations by President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ...
Update: DOGE to close Hanford, PNNL claims office, 5 other federal leases in Eastern WA
Trump and Elon are rich enough that they’ve never had to rely on any of the services the federal government provides and they ...
Spokane Public Radio16h
How a Washington city’s war with its own council member could chip away at public records access
An investigation into Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel resulted in the entire record of the inquest being published ...
The Olympian18h
WA state workers slam furloughs, other pay cut plans, claiming they are a ‘tax on state employees’
I value their feedback on our budget situation, and welcome any thoughts they have on how we can close the $16 billion budget ...
One arrested for DUI after car lands in tree in Olympia
One person was arrested after colliding with a tree in Olympia on Friday evening. According to Trooper Datillo with the ...
WA Democrats propose new property taxes, with key differences between House, Senate versions
The proposal comes a day after Senate Democrats released their budget proposal. Both versions call for taxing the state's ...
A victory 80 years in the making. So, this Eastern WA school made it ‘a community affair’
The Columbia High School community put on a party Thursday to celebrate the boys basketball team bringing home the 2025 championship. The Coyotes’ 2B state win is the school’s first-ever title, a ...
DOGE is coming for us, and both the economy and people will suffer
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency brings great risks to Seattle, the Northwest and the nation, columnist Jon ...
Lynnwood Times1d
Three women arrested in the same day for smuggling drugs into a state prison
Three separate visitors, to the Washington State Penitentiary were arrested Monday for attempting to introduce drugs into the ...
The Columbian1d
Democratic state senators push $17B dollar tax package to balance Washington budget
Democrats in the Washington state Senate kicked it off Thursday with a monstrous opening statement, calling for higher ...
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...