State will keep fiscal tabs on three cash-starved Washington school districts
As students return to Washington classrooms, state education officials are closely monitoring how three cash-strapped public school districts are spending money. Marysville, La Conner and Mount Baker districts, all located in western Washington and part of Northwest Educational Service District 189, are in this position because they are beginning the school year without a balanced budget as the state requires. Continue reading at WA State Standard. (LaConner School District)
Idahoans by the hundreds are seeking abortions in neighboring states. What we know
Idaho’s abortion ban has driven scores of women across three different borders to seek care in the year since it went into effect. The shift has public health implications beyond abortion, experts said. Many patients are able to travel out of state for the procedure, but the added distance imposes extra obstacles. Those barriers prevent some from traveling at all. And the harsh penalties doctors face under Idaho’s ban have caused some fear about treating complicated pregnancies. Continue reading at Olympian.
Washington sees 77% increase in traffic deaths as young drivers head back to school
New numbers show a dramatic increase in the number of high school and college-age students dying in traffic crashes during back-to-school time. Washington state is seeing the second highest increase nationwide. A new report from USA Today Blueprint details a dramatic increase in the number of young drivers between 16 and 24 years old who are killed in traffic crashes in August and September. Washington state saw a 77% increase between 2018 and 2021, the most recent year data is available. Continue reading at KOMO 4 TV.
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