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Washington’s attorney general, along with three other states, sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the president’s executive order seeking to end birthright …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street
WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD
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1/22/25
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Caps on yearly rent increases are one step closer to becoming law in Washington.
The House Housing Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would limit rent …
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By Laurel Demkovich
WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD
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1/22/25
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Farmers across the state say regulations are getting in the way as they develop products they can sell directly to the public.
From pumpkin patches to u-pick berry farms, …
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By Mary Feusner
Washington State Journal
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1/22/25
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Jefferson Healthcare’s Campus Modernization and Expansion Project, the biggest commercial real estate project in Jefferson County in 2024 and likely this year as well, …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/22/25
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Port Townsend Police Department said it was unable to submit a police log for this week and will submit one next week.
The Jefferson County …
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1/22/25
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For Washington’s heavily Democratic congressional delegation, Monday was a complicated day.
On one hand, they applauded the peaceful transfer of presidential power …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia
Washington State Standard
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1/22/25
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The following short items have been culled from the archives of The Leader and the University of Washington library. Text and style appear verbatim from the original printing, including any errors.
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1/22/25
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It’s a transition of nearly half a dozen years for one of Port Townsend’s oldest businesses.
Printery Communications, at 631 Tyler St. in Uptown Port …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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1/22/25
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Washington State voters want legislators to cut spending but also support spending more on specific programs, according to a recent poll.
“People are not …
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By Taylor Richmond
Washington State Journal
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1/15/25
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Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson unveiled a budget-cutting plan to ease a projected $12 billion statewide budget deficit during a 2025 legislative preview in Olympia Jan. 9.
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By Juan Jocom
Washington State Journal
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1/15/25
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a total of 288 calls for service from Jan. 3 to 10. Deputies conducted 164 traffic stops, of which six resulted in criminal …
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1/15/25
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The following short items have been culled from the archives of The Leader and the University of Washington library. Text and style appear verbatim from the original printing, including any errors.
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1/15/25
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Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary has named Zen Cook and Sage Harrington the club’s December Students of the Month.
Both students are seniors at Port Townsend High School and are …
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1/15/25
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The Port Townsend Film Festival has opened its submission periods for its next short screenplay competition, as well as for films to be included in its 26th annual in-person …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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1/15/25
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City staff are recommending that the council not change the zoning of the Camas Prairie Golf Park for at least one year.
Planning staff recommendations regarding …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/15/25
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Jefferson County’s population grew by nearly 8% between 2019 and 2023, according to the five-year American Community Survey, released by the U.S. Census Bureau in …
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By Mallory Kruml
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1/15/25
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Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for Port Townsend from the courthouse clock tower … until, one day, it stops.
Some city residents noted the …
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By James Robinson
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1/15/25
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It takes a community to ensure invasive, non-native species don’t take over our generally pristine Salish Sea shoreline.
That’s the underlying belief of …
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By Kirk Boxleitner
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1/15/25
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Net-pen aquaculture, or fish farming, officially ended in Washington state on Jan. 7, when the state Board of Natural Resources ratified the agency’s 2022 plan to ban …
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By James Robinson
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1/15/25
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