DOC to cut use of solitary confinement by 90% over 5 years, close minimum security site
The Washington State Department of Corrections announced Monday that it will close one of its minimum security facilities, and dramatically reduce its use of solitary confinement. Larch Corrections Center in Clark County will close this fall due to a declining prison population, according to a press release from DOC. DOC will offer jobs at other facilities to the 115 employees now working at its 240-bed facility. Continue reading at The Olympian. (WA DOC)
Supreme Court rejects theory that would have meant radical changes to election rules
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the theory that state legislatures have almost unlimited power to decide the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps without interference from state courts. The Constitution’s Elections Clause “does not insulate state legislatures from the ordinary exercise of state judicial review,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote in a 6 to 3 decision. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Minh Connors/The Washington Post)
Oregon approval of Interstate 5 Bridge funding hailed
Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle was restless on Sunday. Even on a weekend, she kept busy with work, but one thing was nagging at her: whether the Oregon Legislature, on the last day of its session, would commit $1 billion to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge. Continue reading at The Columbian. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Columbian
Oregon approval of Interstate 5 Bridge funding hailed (Liias)
Larch Corrections Center to close this fall, says Washington Department of Corrections
The Daily News
US push to lower wildfire risk across the West stumbles in places
Everett Herald
Everett light rail choices refined amid calls for in-road options
Where Everett, Mukilteo kids can get free meals this summer
Comment: Local lawmakers helped expand youth training in trades (Robinson, Fosse)
Comment: Few orders at Paris Air Show not sign of falling demand
Comment: Amazon may not be only company to face FTC scrutiny
Comment: A year after Dobbs, health care disparities emerge
Comment: YMCA’s mock legislature teaches real civics lessons
News Tribune
Editorial: Tacoma needs a new approach to historic preservation. Without one, we’ll all lose
Olympian
DOC to cut use of solitary confinement by 90% over 5 years, close minimum security site
Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
Olympia High student wins global video competition with short on pay inequality
Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County seeks DNR collaboration on forest lands
Puget Sound Business Journal
Labor board rules Starbucks broke laws at former Capitol Hill store
Oregon lawmakers OK $1B budget allotment for I-5 bridge replacement
Seattle Medium
King County Council To Consider Legislation Requiring Retail Businesses To Accept Cash
Seattle Times
Machine is done digging Seattle’s huge sewage and stormwater tunnel
Here’s who is eligible for money from 3M PFAS contamination settlement
Ride-hailing lot opens at T-Mobile Park
Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Officials prepare for Walla Walla County 2023 primary election process
Washington Post
Supreme Court rejects theory that would have meant radical changes to election rules
Humans have used enough groundwater to shift Earth’s tilt
Senate panel finds more pre-Jan. 6 intelligence failures by FBI, DHS
WA State Standard
Washington awarded $1.2 billion from feds to expand internet access
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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Tunnel boring machine MudHoney finishes underground journey in Seattle
I-5 closure: Drivers headed north into Seattle on Wednesday, Thursday should be prepared
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Washington’s long-term care payroll tax starts July 1, as other states explore similar programs
Tribal governments receive first share of $500 million aid from American Rescue Plan
Seattle awarded $33.5 million in grants for electric battery buses, chargers
KNKX Public Radio
China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here’s where
KUOW Public Radio
Tukwila workers will see a big bump on their next paychecks
To prevent devastating wildfires, manage people — not just forests
Weigh in on EPA’s Duwamish River cleanup plan by Aug. 11
Check for possible health warnings before heading to the beach
KXLY (ABC)
Spokane community provides free summer lunch programs for kids
City Council passes ordinance t o make being at parks after hours a misdemeanor
NW Public Radio
Funding for some Tacoma homeless shelters reduced
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Washington gets $1.2B to expand internet into disconnected areas
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Still hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other sectors an opening
WA working residents to start paying into long-term care tax
Sen. Cantwell: WA will be ‘epicenter of severe wildfires’ in summer
Young orca calf spotted with pod of Southern Resident killer whales
West Seattle Blog
ORCAS: The Whale Trail celebrates a ‘sea change’ in support for protection (Fitzgibbon)
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE: Overnight lane closures Tuesday/Wednesday for maintenance work