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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.

Ballot measures to repeal the capital gains tax and cap-and-trade are behind, a new Cascade PBS/Elway poll found. But a significant number remain undecided.

Democrat Dave Upthegrove and Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler disagreed on how to preserve and monetize the DNR’s 5.6 million acres of managed land. 

Currently, Democrat Dave Upthegrove and Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson are neck and neck for second place behind Jaime Herrera Beutler.

Eight candidates are vying for the position after longtime incumbent Mike Kreidler announced he would not seek reelection.

“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.

Just over a thousand people statewide declared their candidacies in the 2024 elections as filing week ended. Here are the races to watch.

Despite delays connecting the 2 Line to Seattle, hundreds rode the rails this weekend as the eight stations opened after years of construction.

The state’s other living three-term governor, 98, was recognized by the group that coordinates energy development in the Columbia Basin.

Only seven of 21 school bonds statewide got supermajority votes, but 91% of school operations levies, which require only a simple majority, passed.