Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from female sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The order, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” gives federal agencies wide latitude to ensure entities that receive federal funding abide by Title IX in alignment with the Trump administration’s view, which interprets “sex” as the gender someone was assigned at birth. Continue reading at MyNorthwest. (Alex Brandon)
Op-Ed: Wealth Tax on Megarich Would Invest in Washington State’s Future
If Trump did pull federal funding from our state, what public services would be compromised? It is hard to forecast, but certainly imperiled are Apple Health, Head Start, the health subsidies for people getting health care through the Health Benefit Exchange, most likely Pell grants for low-income students and federal student loans, free and reduced school lunches, K-12 funding, and the list goes on. Continue reading at The Urbanist. (Legislative Support Services)
WA Senate Democrats approve changes to parents’ ‘bill of rights’
Washington Senate Democrats on Wednesday approved changes to an initiative passed last year that establishes a parental “bill of rights” for families with children in the state’s K-12 schools. When lawmakers passed Initiative 2081 last year, Democrats said that they would likely need to make changes to it in the future, citing confusing language that did not align with other state and federal laws. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Bill Lucia)
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Axios
Washington braces for education cuts
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Bainbridge Island Review
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International Examiner
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Seattle Times
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Spokesman Review
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Washington Post
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WA State Standard
Hundreds gather at Washington state Capitol to protest Trump (Jinkins)
WA Senate Democrats approve changes to parents’ ‘bill of rights’ (Wilson, Stonier, Pedersen)
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Washington leaders offer more detail on federal funding blocked by Trump
Seattle judge is second to indefinitely block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s school sports
Yakima Herald-Republic
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Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Nonprofit monitors ICE flights at Boeing Field
Illegal gambling kiosks seized across western Washington
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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Patti Jackson named interim Police Chief for Tacoma
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KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
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KUOW Public Radio
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KXLY (ABC)
Washington Senate passes changes to parental rights in education (Wilson)
New funding to help families across eastern Washington become homeowners
Web
Cascadia Daily News
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MyNorthwest
Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from female sports (Jinkins, Pedersen)
Washington lawmakers push to slash parking requirements, paving way for new housing (Bateman)
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The Urbanist
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Washington Observer
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