College grant funding bill signed into law
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed the first new law of this year’s legislative session, a measure that changes the structure of a new business and occupation tax surcharge levied on some professional services and technology companies in order to create a more stable revenue stream for the state’s college grant program. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Rachel La Corte/AP Photo)
Justice Department brings new suits over sanctuary policies
The Justice Department ratcheted up legal pressure Monday on local governments over “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigration officers, bringing two new lawsuits and launching a coordinated messaging campaign to highlight an election-year priority of President Donald Trump. Declaring that law enforcement officers are being “put in harm’s way by these ideologically driven policies,” Attorney General William Barr said the Trump administration is suing the state of New Jersey and the county that is home to Seattle over immigration policies that offer protections to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Continue reading at The Skagit Valley Herald. (Susan Walsh)
RIP to these Washington state legislative bills
our weeks into the 2020 legislative session, it’s impossible to say what new laws will be created to address major issues like the environment, homelessness or taxes. It is possible to predict with some certainty some bills that won’t become law.Friday was the first of several deadlines known as cut-off dates, which a bill has to get past with a minimum level of approval to remain viable in the scramble to push legislation through the two chambers before the session ends March 12. Continue reading at The Daily World.
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Justice Department brings new suits over sanctuary policies
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Rep. Walsh introduces bill to reduce classroom disruptions
RIP to these Washington state legislative bills (Van De Wege)
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Early light rail station preparations under way in Lynnwood
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Editorial: Ballot’s ‘push polls’ on taxes don’t advise anyone
Federal Way Mirror
King County Metro bus fleet will be electrified by 2035
The Inlander
WSU researchers receive grant to study rural incarceration in Eastern Washington
Islands’ Weekly
Comprehensive Plan draft transportation element and appendix now available
King County studies youth gun violence amid rising suicides
Windows and Mirrors: We need to, but how do we talk about race?
Mental illness: Lawmakers propose plan to treat without consent
UW summarizes Washington climate impact on water
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Journal of the San Juan Islands
Flooding results in county road closures
More drug offenders would be sentenced to treatment instead of prison under proposed law (Dhingra)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
As Kitsap’s housing crunch continues, home prices soar
Naval Base Kitsap can house passengers quarantined for coronavirus
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County is a mess of fireworks rules. Will one big city finally catch up?
High risk of serious harm.’ Multiple violations found at Tacoma psychiatric hospital last year
Bill would lower car tabs for Pierce taxpayers, but Sound Transit warns of delays (Liias)
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Ransomware attacks mount, crippling cities and businesses
Trump says coronavirus ‘will go away in April,’ when it gets warmer
Shooting of Man in the Face by ICE Turns Into a Trump-New York Fight
Peninsula Daily News
Housing group looking for solutions for workforce
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Committee approves carve out for media on birth date disclosure (Gregerson)
Sprint, T-Mobile win judicial approval of merger
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Opinion: Regulation lags behind banking in the digital age
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle City Council OKs ban on wintertime evictions; here’s how it would work for renters, landlords
Seattle looks at allowing far more tiny house villages and tent cities
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Gov. Jay Inslee signs college grant funding bill into law
Will the sun stick around in the Seattle area? Sorry, but …
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Seattle University launches public course to bring the ethics of artificial intelligence to the masses
Seattle teenagers get a crash course in cooking and food justice
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Police shoot and kill man near downtown Kennewick
Washington judge rules city noise ordinance unconstitutional
Patient found dead, another unresponsive at Western State Hospital
Cladoosby defeated in Swinomish Senate election
Annual conference aims to connect, empower women
Spokesman Review
Inslee signs B&O tax surcharge to pay for expanded college aid
Federal attorneys fire opening shot in fight over immigration enforcement restrictions in state of Washington
GSI-backed bill designed to bring development dollars to East Side
Tri-City Herald
Trump administration proposes deep Hanford spending cuts. “Woefully short,” says senator
54 flood victims, 12 pets rescued by helicopters. Damaged I-84 and Hwy 12 reopen
Guest Opinion: Looming power shortage is ‘killer argument’ against dam-breaching
USA Today
President Trump slams sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, calling it a ‘miscarriage of justice’
Trump says Coronavirus will be gone by April when the weather gets warmer, doesn’t offer scientific explanation
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
For decades, CIA read encrypted communications of allies and adversaries
Once-powerful Montana mining town warily awaits cleanup of its toxic past
Some Americans are already voting by phone. Here’s why that could become more popular.
China urges countries to restore ties for sake of global economy as coronavirus deaths pass 1,000
The U.S. deported them, ignoring their pleas. Then they were killed.
In South Dakota, a budding transgender movement is taking on conservative lawmakers — and winning
A stolen plaque marking slave auctions shook Charlottesville. Then an odd thing happened.
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it.
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Vibrant murals on Yakamart building bring awareness to missing, murdered indigenous peopl
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“How can dumping a murdered body be a misdemeanor?”: Spokane families work to change state law
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Federal judge approves T-Mobile’s $26.5B takeover of Sprint
Common recycling mistakes and how to fix them
Voluntary evacuations in Fall City due to landslide concerns
UW testing technique identifies 64 new chemicals in Puget Sound
Mudslide isolates Snohomish County community — and the fix could take a year
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Mother of 5 dies after 4 days of solitary confinement at SCORE (GRAPHIC WARNING)
DOJ sues King County to resume ICE flights
Classes canceled at two schools in Shoreline as police investigate threats
Victoria Clipper proposes taking over Anacortes-Sidney ferry route if state pulls out
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Kent named one of most ethnically diverse cities in America
Feds sue King County over immigration flight ban at Boeing Field
Washington lawmaker introduces student restraint legislation
New proposal to authorize additional tiny home villages in Seattle advances
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Lawmaker wants to end better-than-Boeing tax break for prescription drug warehouses (Davis)
Flood Waters Begin To Recede In Pacific Northwest
Helicopter Rescues, Highways Closed, Sandbags Filled As SE Washington And NE Oregon Hit With Floods
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Seattle Council bans some winter evictions, but mayor will have final say
Barr: ‘Door Is Open’ To Giuliani Tips On Ukraine, Though They’d Be Scrutinized
‘Proceed very cautiously’: Experts say WA online elections raise security concerns
Chinese Hackers Charged In Alleged Cyber-Theft Of 145 Million Americans’ Data
Amazon Wants Trump To Testify About Military Contract Awarded To Microsoft
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Federal Government Sues King County Over Ban Of Deportation Flights From Boeing Field
Mitzi Montoya Left Job As WSU’s Provost After 2 Months. Newly Obtained Emails Shed Light
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Seattle City Council passes moratorium on winter evictions
Escorted convoy helps residents near Mount Rainier navigate through landslides on SR 706
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After a century of suppression, Native languages are being revived in Washington schools (McCoy)
King County’s new youth jail and the false promise of ‘zero youth detention’
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New Washington state bill would track and merge gun violence data
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Seattle City Council passes amended proposal to ban winter evictions
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