Pacific Northwest to receive $1 billion in federal funding for new Hydrogen Hub
The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association has been chosen to receive $1 billion in federal funding to become one of seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs across the United States. The association, which describes itself as “a collective of representatives from the private sector, government, academic, research and philanthropic communities,” was selected Friday by the Department of Energy. Continue reading at The Olympian. (CA Department of Transportation)
Washington faces steep path closing mental health bed gap for jailed defendants
Defendants with psychiatric conditions often sit in Washington’s jails for weeks and sometimes months, waiting for mental health services before they can stand trial. That’s despite a 2015 federal court order, stemming from a lawsuit known as the Trueblood case, that found the state’s wait times unconstitutional. Washington’s been in contempt of the court order ever since. In July, Judge Marsha J. Pechman fined the state $100 million for violating the court order — the third time the state’s been found in contempt. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (Getty Images)
Kaiser health care workers in Washington state vote to strike
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Washington will go on strike next month if a new contract is not reached by the end of October. Contract negotiations between the health care giant and workers in the state have been ongoing since the spring. Roughly 3,000 workers across 36 sites in Washington voted overwhelmingly this week to authorize a strike, which would run from Nov. 1 until Nov. 8. Continue reading at KUOW. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
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