Does Washington need a new agency to oversee jails?
Washington would create a new independent agency to set safeguards and conduct inspections of city, county and regional jails, under a proposal a statewide task force is backing. The Legislature directed the task force to review the current situation in jails and to make recommendations on restoring a statewide authority to set mandatory minimum jail standards. Continue reading at WA State Standard. (John C. Magee)
New WA agency will review fatal police shooting of Redmond mother
Washington’s new Office of Independent Investigations says it will review the 2020 shooting death of Andrea Churna by a Redmond police officer to determine whether a new criminal investigation into her death is warranted. The Churna shooting is the first such review formally announced by the OII, a first-of-its-kind agency formed by the Legislature to address conflicts of interest that arise when police investigate themselves. The agency, which is still in its formative stages, eventually will investigate every law enforcement-caused death in the state. Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Daniel Kim)
Washington state ramps up fight against air pollution with new data-collecting devices
Earlier in the week, Gov. Jay Inslee was in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. Inslee was shown new devices that will record data on pollutants you can breathe in and that cause health issues like vehicle exhaust and wildfire smoke. Washington Department of Ecology officials said, “Starting this year, we will be producing biennial reports on each community, so every two years. The data we collect will be shared online, where all community members can access it.” Sites for air quality devices will be re-evaluated in six years. Continue reading at KOMO News. (Mike Kilmas)
Associated Press
Final day of Kaiser Permanente strike with no deal in sight for workers
Biden Memo Directs US Agencies to Restore ‘Healthy and Abundant’ Salmon Runs in the Northwest
Aberdeen Daily World
New members appointed to property value appeals board
Axios
More Seattle-area women are working soon after giving birth
Capital Press
Washington train trestle destroyed by fire to resume service this month
Seafood processor fined for Clean Water Act violations
International Examiner
City of Seattle offers new funding options to battle rising commercial rent
News Tribune
‘He was my best friend.’ Sister of man who died in Tacoma police custody testifies
State DOH pulls funding from Pierce County AIDS Foundation, which serves 3,000 people
Olympian
Client at the heart of the Washington Supreme Court’s Blake ruling has died
Thurston median home price up 2% over September 2022, but down sharply from August
Want to serve on a Lacey advisory board? You now have an opportunity to get paid
Is it legal in WA to use a handicap parking space without a permit? Here’s what to know
Puget Sound Business Journal
From NDAs to overtime pay, the feds are reshaping worker relations
Seattle Times
As Washington’s economy booms, more older residents live in poverty
New WA agency will review fatal police shooting of Redmond mother
In trial of Tacoma officers, Manuel Ellis’ sister describes search for clues in his death
Port of Seattle Commissioner Felleman violated ethics code, board finds
Spokesman Review
Spokane Public Schools, West Valley to receive payout from settlement with vape manufacturer Juul
Washington Post
Economy adds 336,000 jobs in September, in a stunning gain
WA State Standard
Does Washington need a new agency to oversee jails?
Washington among states suing feds to force update of wood stove standards
Environmental groups ask Avista and Puget Sound Energy to leave powerful gas lobby
What is artificial intelligence? Legislators are still looking for a definition.
As wildfires grow, poor, elderly disproportionately affected
Yakima Herald-Republic
Editorial: It’s vaccination season — get your shots
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Manuel Ellis’s sister testifies Ellis ‘happy and upbeat’ the day he died
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Both directions of the SR 520 floating bridge over Lake Washington closed this weekend
Washington state ramps up fight against air pollution with new data-collecting devices
KUOW Public Radio
Why Mercer Island is permanently closing its city hall
The job market was stunningly strong in September
Can AI reduce traffic deaths? These Seattle engineers are putting it to the test
The communities experimenting with how to be more resilient to a changing climate
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle Police Chief sheds light on plan to enforce new drug law
Dead trees uncover truth of massive earthquake that current models don’t plan for
Seattle cop who made callous remarks after Indian woman’s death has been administratively reassigned
Web
Cascadia Daily News
Opinion: Libraries protect the freedom to read
Crosscut
Washington AG calls for rent, fee rollbacks at Aberdeen mobile park
B.C. pioneers Canada’s new ‘$10 a Day’ national child care system