SEATTLE — A sweeping federal budget bill making its way through Congress is sparking outrage among some in Washington state. The proposal, part of what President Donald Trump is calling his “Big ...

Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove is seen during a press conference on Aug. 26, 2025, at the High Point Trailhead on Tiger Mountain, near Issaquah. (Photo by Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State ...

The move is in line with promises Dave Upthegrove made while campaigning and follows a pause on some logging sales he imposed after taking office. Washington State Standard is part of States Newsroom, ...

The more than 40 million acres of state trust lands across the West include agricultural fields and natural recreation areas, mines and wind farms, tidal flats and forests. Under federal rules ...