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Mitchell Roland

Mitchell Roland

Current Position: State Government Reporter

Mitchell Roland joined The Spokesman-Review in 2025 as the Washington state government reporter based in our Olympia bureau at the state capitol. A graduate of Central Washington University, Mitchell has worked at the Wenatchee World and The Chronicle in Centralia.

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Questions remain across Inland Northwest after Trump federalizes D.C. police department

President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he will take control of Washington, D.C.’s police department and deploy the National Guard in the nation’s capital – and his suggestion that he could take similar actions in other Democratically controlled jurisdictions – has stirred questions about what the move means for cities across the country.

Washington’s new Youth crisis hotline used 161 times in first year

A free hotline that connects Washington residents under 25 with trained crisis counselors received 161 reports in its first year, including for suicidal thoughts, child abuse and active threats, according to a report issued by the Washington Attorney General’s office.

DOJ again lists Washington as ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ in new list

A new list published by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday designates Washington as a “sanctuary jurisdiction” that impedes the enforcement of immigration law, though the Washington state attorney general’s office continues to say the state does not “conflict with federal law.”

Washington sues over new regulations to health care exchange

Washington has joined a multistate lawsuit that alleges new federal regulations will result in thousands of Washingtonians not registering for health insurance through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange and $100 million in uninsured and largely uncompensated hospital care costs.

Spokane and Seattle bishops ask federal judge to block new mandatory reporting law

Lawyers representing the Catholic bishops of Washington have asked a federal judge to block the state’s recently passed mandatory reporting law from taking effect later this month, alleging in a lawsuit that the state “is targeting the Roman Catholic Church in a brazen act of religious discrimination.”

Washington set to launch first renovated hybrid-electric ferry in fleet

SEATTLE – When riders go aboard the Wenatchee ferry next week for the first time in nearly two years, they likely won’t notice much of a difference. The vessel’s interior is largely unchanged, and the feature most say is their favorite will likely remain the view of the skyline as the boat departs the Colman Dock in downtown Seattle.