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WATCH: Washington Legislature to sue governor over line-item veto
The Washington state Legislature plans to sue Gov. Jay Inslee, saying he overstepped his authority for a series of one-sentence vetoes in this year’s transportation budget. Lawmakers said Thursday the governor violated the constitutional ban against vetoing less than a full section of legislation. Watch on Q13 News (via the Associated Press)
How Paying for College Is Changing Middle-Class Life
Everyone knows that higher education is expensive. The average annual price tag for attending an American college is now around $50,000. To pay that, most students receive some combination of financial aid and loans, but schools expect parents to reach into their bank accounts, too. Paying for college, however, is taking a toll on American families in ways that are more profound and less appreciated than even the financial cost conveys. Read more in the New York Times
In letter, US senators push Amazon to remove unsafe products
Three U.S. senators are pushing Amazon to remove unsafe products from its online store, spurred by a Wall Street Journal investigation that found that more than 4,000 products on the site were mislabeled, declared unsafe or banned by regulators. Read more on KOMO (via the Associated Press)
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Washington Legislature to sue governor over line-item veto
$6M federal grant going toward pedestrian connection at Colman Dock
North Dakota: Study “undermines” Washington state’s rail law
In letter, US senators push Amazon to remove unsafe products
Washington ecologists discuss creating wastewater regulation
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rumbles 150 miles off Oregon coast
Judge rules disputed land is part of Yakama Reservation
Aberdeen Daily World
Council votes to sell old river camp site and buy adjacent property for a new one
Auburn Reporter
King County allocates $318 million for education
King County pushes back report on for-hire driver trafficking training
‘All-hands-on-deck effort’
State Auditor discusses government audits and fraud investigations
Everett Herald
To stay afloat, Darrington mill needs more public timber
Revised contract keeps Everett teachers Washington’s best-paid
Edmonds council to pay tribute to tribal heritage every week
Editorial: Meetings canceled over threats show broken process
The Inlander
Why Matt Shea was asked not to attend a census-count committee meeting
Islands’ Weekly
State Parks Boating Program reminds paddlers to be safe
News Tribune (subscription required)
Fight over law’s wording could get you a car-tab refund but cost Sound Transit billions
State’s first ‘Safe Station’ for opioid treatment opens in downtown Tacoma fire station
‘Neighborhood’ college opens to adults, high school students in Spanaway
Editorial: Give summer one last gasp; all Tacoma-area public schools should start after Labor Day
New York Times
Op-Ed: How Paying for College Is Changing Middle-Class Life
Olympian (subscription required)
It’s done! Kennewick teachers, administrators reach tentative agreement to end strike
Puget Sound Business Journal
Google unearths 2-year-long iPhone spyware attack
Millennial homeownership not a sure thing
Renton Reporter
King County allocates $318 million for education
King County pushes back report on for-hire driver trafficking training
Seattle Times (subscription required)
4 Seattle community centers won’t see their hours reduced in September after all
You can ride King County Metro buses for free during the next snow emergency
Seattle Weekly
King County allocates $318 million for education
A salt marsh in recovery is gobbling carbon, gaining ground
A veto too far? Lawmakers may sue Inslee to figure it out
Skagit Valley Herald
Samish River chinook, Skagit River coho bring fishing opportunities
Mount Vernon defers decision on homeless parking sites
Biotoxin closes shellfish harvesting throughout Skagit County
Sedro-Woolley School Board passes district’s budget
Spokesman Review
Legislators sue Inslee over vetoes in transportation bill (Billig)
Opinion: I-1639 serves as needless roadblock
Tri-City Herald
It’s done! Kennewick teachers, administrators reach tentative agreement to end strike
After years of preparation, work to empty Hanford leak-prone waste tanks is ready to restart
Editorial: Ugliness grows in the dark. Kennewick school talks needed to be open | Editorial
First week of school brings enrollment surprises at Tri-Cities schools
Yakima Herald Republic
Prosecutor turns to little-used legal provision in effort to oust Wapato mayor
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
West Seattle, Burien buses being rerouted to ease delays from Viaduct demolition
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Legislative committees vote to sue Gov. Inslee
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
‘(It) is kind of a mess’: Seahawks fans get preview of Labor Day ferry squeeze
Seattle Police stocking up on opioid overdose medicine
Seattle bus routes to change amid long commute times
Q13 TV (Fox)
Fighting fire with fire: Can science save us from megafires?
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Crosscut
King County lost FEMA homelessness funding because the region is too wealthy
My Ballard
Seattle Parks will maintain community center hours with City funding
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Interbay tiny village up for lease renewal