Washington heads into wildfire season with a drought and 410 blazes so far on state land
Every Washington wildfire season brings a reckoning with the tea leaves to get a lead on what the summer and fall might bring: snowpack levels, weather predictions, drought conditions. Right now, a widespread drought is raising fears about the months ahead. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
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These are the issues Washington’s Native youth leaders are advocating for
Three youth leaders advocated for environmental protection, legislation to ban Native mascots and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women crisis Friday afternoon, June 11, during the Seattle CityClub’s digital series “Civic Boot Camp,” which explores Native leadership in the Salish Sea Region. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Seattle CityClub)
Opinion: Small businesses should leverage technology on the road to recovery
For small business owners in Washington state, there is no such thing as a “new normal” amid the pandemic. As an immigrant and woman business owner, my community has always anchored me during difficult times. Building a similar sense of interconnectedness between small business owners and the ecosystem of political and economic stakeholders that support them will be essential to restoring our mutual prosperity moving forward.
Continue reading at The Puget Sound Business Journal. (Anthony Bolante)
Associated Press
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Bellingham Herald
These are the issues Washington’s Native youth leaders are advocating for
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Everett Herald
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Washington heads into wildfire season with a drought and 410 blazes so far on state land (Springer)
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Biden administration says no to millions for Tri-Cities schools, roads
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Senate Democrats, Republicans prepare to sell nearly $1 trillion infrastructure deal to White House
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