Washington issues statewide burn ban amid record heat wave
Washington’s Department of Natural Resources issued a burn ban on all the forest land it controls across the state, effective Wednesday, July 10. The ban, which runs through Sept. 30, was enacted in response to the heat wave that’s hit much of Washington over the past week…The ban covers “burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes, and prescribed burns,” according to the DNR’s news release. Continue reading at The News Tribune. (WSDOT)
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Spokane Public Schools will ban cellphone use in classrooms next year. The Spokane School Board on Wednesday reviewed its districtwide procedure detailing student cellphone use, advising the district to adopt a more stringent and comprehensive policy for use in classrooms. The district plans to implement the proposal before school starts in September, superintendent Adam Swinyard said. Continue reading at The Spokesman Review. (Colin Mulvany)
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Complaints from people who say they are being discriminated against in the housing market declined in Washington last year, but remained at an all-time high nationwide. It’s the third year in a row that the national record for the complaints has been broken, according to a new report from the National Fair Housing Alliance. In Washington, there were 347 total complaints of housing discrimination. The most being for discrimination against people with disabilities. That’s down nearly 56% from 787 last year. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Getty Images)
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