https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article315942238.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ce48b6a4-5bee-4cb2-89d2-05aaab20ac86/1_th.jpg Here’s what to know about the Washington State Supreme Court Five judicial candidates will compete for a spot on the state Supreme Court in Washington, the state’s highest court, in the upcoming fall 2026 elections. https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article315942238.html/video-embed 50 2026-05-29T21:47:46Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315928669.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7b7a220c-a844-4fbf-923c-219826411c9e/1_th.jpg Work has started on the Carnegie Whisky Library The historic Carnegie Library Building will be transformed into the Carnegie Whisky Library. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315928669.html/video-embed 41 2026-05-29T12:10:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/article315929494.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/56c83a73-30dd-491b-beaf-3d66a46b74e4/1_th.jpg Auditor hears argument in voter registration challenge Attorney Conner Edwards (left) defends his client, Thurston County commissioner candidate Nic Dunning (right), during a voter registration challenge hearing in an Auditor’s Office meeting room on Thursday, May 28, 2026. https://www.theolympian.com/news/article315929494.html/video-embed 89 2026-05-28T23:15:21Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article315726413.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7890286a-37cc-4f36-a732-c4a0bcd45a5a/2_th.jpg Washington Divided: Exploring the Evergreen State's political split McClatchy reporter Simone Carter describes a new project from The Olympian exploring Washington's deepening political divide amid national polarization. https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article315726413.html/video-embed 74 2026-05-26T11:59:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315738341.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2362c453-4c79-4c26-a9a5-223f49b6d7ee/1_th.jpg Olympia area site of a Sunday boat crash (Video) A larger boat crashed into a smaller boat near Boston Harbor Marina on Sunday, May 3, 2026. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315738341.html/video-embed 45 2026-05-13T14:20:39Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315718807.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c5ad23aa-118c-432b-a57e-2c2afbd7cd9d/3_th.jpg Nirvana's Krist Novoselic describes Cascade Party Krist Novoselic may have made a name for himself playing bass for legendary grunge outfit Nirvana, but today he's committed to politics. Novoselic chairs the Cascade Party, an independent state party aiming to break beyond the current two-party system. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315718807.html/video-embed 53 2026-05-28T11:59:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315715225.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e2ac4b5f-b9c9-43ee-a144-b616ee3b6744/1_th.jpg New Costco proposed in Tumwater A larger Costco has been proposed at the southwest corner of Tumwater Boulevard and Interstate 5. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315715225.html/video-embed 36 2026-05-12T12:00:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315802223.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/14d25190-422c-4e99-876b-bd73e5c45364/1_th.jpg What’s going on with Olympia’s Old Capitol Building? Contractors are replacing the roof of Olympia’s Old Capitol Building to address water leaks, according to the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services. The nearly $6.8 million project is expected to finish by October. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315802223.html/video-embed 71 2026-05-19T11:55:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315914455.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4a9684a3-11a9-408f-9e0f-141d57d8c307/1_th.jpg City of Tumwater considers moving operations into former DOH building The City Council unanimously approved plans to direct staff to look into purchasing the former Washington State Department of Health building at 310 Israel Road Southeast for $15 million. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315914455.html/video-embed 165 2026-05-27T23:19:24Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article315747407.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6a4b8640-8c43-4e71-8ea3-e9252a8c4a31/1_th.jpg Sen. Chris Gildon explains why the middle is the hardest place to be in politics During the Washington Observer’s 2025 Re-Wire Policy Conference, Sen. Chris Gildon (R-Puyallup) answers a question on the biggest challenge facing the state. https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article315747407.html/video-embed 71 2026-05-28T11:59:00Z no