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The number of returning adult salmon and steelhead has doubled since the 1990s, but is still only halfway to the NWPCC’s goal of 5 million.

Initiative 2066 aimed to keep gas as a utility option for consumers. But potential court challenges could complicate putting it into action.

A citizen panel recommends the pay bump, which would push annual salaries over $70,000, to keep pace with growing duties and rising costs of living.

As the state considers removing the species’ endangered status, some argue that the Colville Tribe’s recent population estimate is implausibly high.

“It’s what we do to thank the salmon for what they give,” said Lydia Hodges, 15, part of the new generation carrying on the sacred ritual.

Though the report said agencies are complying with the law, they could do better at helping people reclaim seized property and tracking demographic data.

Too many cases, too few lawyers and too little money hurt local governments’ ability to provide effective counsel to those with financial constraints.

The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court.

Members of law enforcement, community organizers and more weigh in on the trial of three Tacoma officers charged in the 2020 death of Ellis.

Allocating funds from the carbon plan to minority communities most affected by pollution could draw legal battles based on the new SCOTUS decision.