RIP: Bills that didn’t survive the WA Legislature’s first major deadline
Bills dealing with cow burps, the state flag, and changes to police traffic stop standards are among the first to land in the legislative graveyard this year in Olympia. This session, lawmakers in the state House and Senate have introduced nearly 1,800 bills. To stay alive, much of that legislation needed to get voted out of policy committees by Friday. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Bill Lucia)
‘Nobody wins’: Bellingham business owners discuss local impacts of Trump’s proposed tariffs
A recent nationwide survey found that 30% of small business owners believe President Trump’s tariffs will lower their revenue, and The Herald reached out to Bellingham business owners to hear their thoughts. President Trump has placed a 10% tariff on goods from China and has proposed a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico, although the border-country tariffs have been postponed until March, according to recent reporting by McClatchy. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Video Team)
‘They thought they were living the American dream’: ICE arrest of Othello woman rattles community as teen son is left to run family’s food truck
Eighteen-year-old Raul Gomez-Eudave woke up on a Saturday morning earlier this month to a flood of missed calls and text messages. When he unlocked his phone, his heart dropped. They were videos and photos of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents searching through his mother’s belongings. And then another video of his mother, Micaela Eudave, handcuffed and being led away on Feb. 8. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Monica Carrillo-Casas)
Axios
Washington faces over $1 billion in research funding losses
Bellingham Herald
Two WA secretaries of state oppose bill proposing changes to initiative process (Valdez, Pedersen)
‘Nobody wins’: Bellingham business owners discuss local impacts of Trump’s proposed tariffs
Capital Press
Battery project in Skagit County clears hurdle
Lawmakers may overhaul Oregon water grant rules
Oregon farm groups leery of water measurement bill
Everett Herald
Port of Everett raises parking rates
Lynnwood City Council appoints new member
Everett is planning for lots of growth. Here’s how.
15 in Snohomish County killed by flu, highest in three years
Edmonds School District may revert to old sexual harassment policy
Records show Stanwood-Camano school board plagued by ideological strife
Editorial: Steer clear of the state’s gas tax dead end (Fey)
Comment: Producers must step up to reduce flood of plastic
Comment: Cities needs modest tax hike to meet growing needs
Comment: Provide transparency, fairness to drug pricing process
Comment: Pending cuts to medical research would harm all in state
Bloomberg comment: Infant deaths have risen with states’ abortion bans
The Inlander
While less visible than the recreational market, Washington’s medical marijuana infrastructure is still an asset
International Examiner
After Pike Place Market cancels Day of Remembrance event, Japanese American community rallies to remember WWII incarceration, warn of Trump administration deportation policies
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Washington joins landmark multistate lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s unconstitutional power grab
News Tribune
Neighbors fight proposed housing development, tree removal in East Pierce County
Patti Jackson’s first day as Tacoma’s interim police chief delayed, city says. Here’s why
Opinion: Why is Trump hostile to Canada? Washington, speak up for us
New York Times
Federal Judge Bars Elon Musk’s Team From Student Loan Databases
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
Northwest Asian Weekly
Washington State Legislature holds Day of Remembrance ceremonies (Hasegawa, Santos)
United States deporting Asian immigrants to South American countries
Tsuru for Solidarity rally draws crowd of hundreds to CID after Pike Place Market cancels Day of Remembrance event (Hasegawa)
Puget Sound Business Journal
How economic pressures reshape workplace dynamics
Here’s which institutions have the most to lose in NIH grants
SBA’s mass firings could hurt disaster recovery, loan oversight
Bill aims to end abuse of landmarking process in Seattle, Tacoma
Legal uncertainty complicates workplace policies around discrimination
Seattle Times
Bill would give WA jails independent oversight (Saldaña)
Health care worker assault law could see reform this year (Farivar)
A $50M idea to add lots of foot ferries to WA waters — fast (Nance, Reed, Liias, Fey)
WA pay transparency lawsuits spark ‘cottage industry’ claims
WA GOP criticizes ‘initiative killer’ that adds new signature rules (Valdez, Pedersen)
WA lawmakers clash on parental rights, make progress on housing (Pedersen)
Relatives of people who’ve died in WA jails press for state oversight (Saldaña, Obras)
WA unemployment claims from federal employees spike 35% over last year (Saldaña)
Opinion: WA is at a crucial moment in data center development
Editorial: WA Schools chief to Trump and his Dept. of Education: Back off
Editorial: UW behavioral health center finally open; dysfunction threatens it (Dhingra)
Skagit Valley Herald
Sedro-Woolley School District superintendent resigns
Sol De Yakima
Legislador de WA propone rediseñar la bandera estatal (Peterson)
Spokesman Review
Word of firings at Grand Coulee Dam remains uncertain
Washington Legislature considers allowing local elections in even years as secretaries of state voice concerns (Gregerson)
‘They thought they were living the American dream’: ICE arrest of Othello woman rattles community as teen son is left to run family’s food truck
Opinion: Rent control’s record of ruin
Tri-City Herald
Strong wind gusts to blast Tri-Cities area. Will it finally dry out?
Washington Post
Sharp cuts at HUD are likely to upend housing markets
Starbucks plans to lay off more than 1,100 corporate jobs
Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with White House funding freeze
Latest Trump guidance on race has schools scrambling amid ‘intense fear’
Measles, once eliminated in the U.S., sickens 99 in Texas and New Mexico
WA State Standard
WA lawmakers light up plan for cigarette tax hike (Reeves)
WA lawmakers weigh further delay to early learning expansion (Ormsby)
WA sheriffs respond to Trump’s immigration enforcement plans
RIP: Bills that didn’t survive the WA Legislature’s first major deadline (Mena, Thai, Parshley, Peterson, Reeves, Davis, Jinkins, Fosse)
Lawsuit against Amazon provides first test of WA’s health data privacy law (Slatter)
Wenatchee World
And the Beat Goes On: African drumming at the WVC
Legislative Watch | WA lawmakers push for local wolf management, debate state flag redesign
Homeless count shows decline in unsheltered, but Wenatchee mayor casts doubt on new methods
Yakima Herald-Republic
Frustration and shock accompany firings of Yakima Valley’s federal workers
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
New Starbucks CEO announces global layoffs, aims at streamlining operations
In Session: ‘Homes for Heroes Act’ would help public servants buy homes in Washington
‘It’s just chaos’: Local TSA employee gets conflicting messaging about job justification query
Washington’s U.S. Rep. Smith: ‘There’s absolutely nothing helpful about what Elon Musk is doing’
Proposal to implement year-round Pacific Standard Time in Washington among bills that appear dead (Valdez, Pedersen)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Starbucks to lay off more than 1,000 corporate employees
Washington veterans speak out after being fired in federal cuts
Tacoma invests $800K to enrich youth and cultural programming for District 4
Employment Security Department sees rise in unemployment claims from federal layoffs
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Fire at Grays Harbor County Jail prompts evacuations of inmates
NOAA spring forecast looking cool and wet for western Washington
Starbucks lays of 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines
Seattle ramps up efforts to protect pedestrians at vehicle-swamped Pike Place Market
KNKX Public Radio
WA organizations raise concerns over changes to federal art grants
KUOW Public Radio
Federal cuts could raise the risk of wildfire in WA
Hundreds of federal workers apply for unemployment in Washington state amid Trump’s purge
Domestic workers could get guaranteed breaks, minimum wage under proposed Washington state bill
Web
Cascadia Daily News
Whatcom Community College names new president
Farmers warn ICE raids threaten Washington agriculture
‘Trans joy is resistance’: 200-plus attend Bellingham protest for trans rights
Bellingham residents in multi-family units could combine recycling, waste bins with neighbors
Cascade PBS
New WA rule states abortion care must be provided in emergencies
MyNorthwest
Truckers push back against California emission rules
Proposed tobacco and vapor tax hike would make small dent in $14 billion deficit
Public health and political power: Democratic bill says ‘best science’ must be followed (Bronoske)
Federal layoffs drive 35% jump in unemployment claims among Washington employees
Revised bill overhauling governor’s emergency powers weakened by Democrats, say republicans
Washington Observer
Unpacking the fight over the Parents’ Bill of Rights (Wilson, Pedersen)
West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Potentially stormy Monday
FOLLOWUP: City’s CARE Responders set the date for West Seattle service to begin