Boeing may halt 737 Max production in Renton as grounding continues
Boeing may temporarily halt production of the 737 Max in Renton as the fleet remains grounded. Renton Mayor Denis Law confirmed Monday that Boeing is looking into several options with regards to its 737 Max program, including temporarily suspending production in Renton. “We are hopeful that any suspension of production would be for a limited time to minimize any negative impact to local businesses,” Law said in a statement. “However any suspension in production will impact local employees, which is very unfortunate, especially during the holiday season.” Continue reading at King5.com.
‘Crazy bad idea’: Top Washington official reacts to ‘alarming’ rise in children in state care sent to hotels
Seventy-seven nights. That’s how many an 11-year-old spent in a hotel in one year’s time — the most by any child in state care. In other respects, the kid was far from an anomaly. More than 280 children spent roughly 1,500 nights in hotels or, in a half-dozen cases, offices of the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) during that time period, ending in August. Continue reading in The Seattle Times.
Federal Way legislator Reeves resigns from House seat
Federal Way Rep. Kristine Reeves is resigning from her House seat, she announced on Monday. In a video on her Facebook page, Reeves talked about her accomplishments in helping to make child care more affordable to working families, among other feats, during the past three years in the Legislature. Continue reading in the Federal Way Mirror.
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