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Bill Lucia/Washington State StandardPresident Trump nominates Pete Serrano to be the next U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington -
Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State StandardWashington sues the Trump administration for its efforts to restrict mail-in voting. -
Phineas Pope/NWPBPreliminary results from the first ballots counted in the primary race for Washington's 4th Congressional District are in.
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Live election results: Get the latest on Washington's U.S. House primary races. -
Congressman Dan Newhouse, who represents Central Washington in the U.S. House, is retiring. His district is a longstanding Republican stronghold. And now, 11 candidates say they want to take his seat. -
Beginning next month, people can apply for permits to build cottage housing in unincorporated residential areas in Pierce County. -
Washington tribes and environmental organizations sued the federal government Tuesday, arguing that recent changes to Endangered Species Act rules defy scientific research and pave the way for the destruction of important wildlife habitat. -
The Pierce Transit Board voted Monday to send a measure to the November ballot that would increase the amount people pay in sales tax for transit funding. -
In the November general election, voters in Pierce County will decide if they want an ombuds to oversee the county sheriff’s office. -
Employment lawyers say businesses should review policies and procedures, signage ahead of law’s implementation -
There’s a push to create an ombuds office to investigate complaints about the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Some members of the Pierce County Charter Review Commission have proposed it as an amendment to the county’s charter.
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Opponents say the boundaries don’t mesh with a recent Supreme Court decision in a Louisiana case. Secretary of State Hobbs warns changes could delay the August primary. -
U.S. Senator Patty Murray toured Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant on Wednesday before talking to worker union leaders about the importance of funding Hanford cleanup.
