Lawmakers propose $50 million for passenger ferries
Missed doctor appointments. Hours-long delays. Students unable to get to school. Those are just a few of the issues fueling a bill to expand passenger-only ferries statewide. The bill would deliver $50 million to put additional boats on the waters of Puget Sound by the end of this year. Continue reading at Bainbridge Island Review. (WNPA)
Why menopause care is still a challenge in Washington state
Menopause is something every woman goes through, but doctors — even OB-GYNs — aren’t required to learn much about it. Why it matters: Millions of women don’t get the care they need — and some are getting misinformation at the doctor’s office. Continue reading at Axios. (Maura Losch)
WA Senate Democrats want reproductive, gender-affirming care in state constitution
Democratic state lawmakers, worried about federal efforts to limit transgender and abortion rights, want to amend the state constitution to include protections for gender-affirming and reproductive health care, and hope to put it before voters. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ken Lambert)
Axios
Why menopause care is still a challenge in Washington state
Bainbridge Island Review
Lawmakers propose $50 million for passenger ferries (Nance)
Bellingham Herald
WA is seeing a string of earthquakes. Here’s how experts say you should stay prepared
Bill would allow people to sue Washington cities and counties over public camping bans (Gregerson)
Hundreds rally in Bellingham, protesting Trump and Musk firings, wrecking of alliances
Federal office that stewards WA, other NW water, hydropower may lose lease under Trump
Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada took effect Tuesday. Check the top imports, exports for WA
Gas prices increase in Bellingham and Whatcom County as WA has 3rd highest costs in the US
Capital Press
Trump ups tariffs, promises more; farm groups fret
Authorities kill wolf responsible for eight livestock depredations
President issues orders to expand U.S. timber production, curb imports
Courier-Herald
WA bill to support local news isn’t dead, but it’s a longshot (Pederson, Liias, Robinson)
The Daily News
Emergency Support Shelter announces new executive director
Trump’s NOAA cuts jeopardize Columbia River navigation safety, billions in trade
Everett Herald
Marysville board appoints new interim superintendent
Editorial: Hold clergy to duty to report child abuse (Frame)
Comment: State must maintain, not cut, funding for child care
Bloomberg Comment: GOP plan to slash Medicaid is hiding in plain sight
Bloomberg Comment: How Yale covid study was twisted into anti-vax claim
High Country News
Losing more than a Forest Service job
Kitsap Sun
Port of Bremerton consultants recommend passenger, not cargo, services at airport
News Tribune
Pierce County considers $7.4M building purchase for Sheriff’s Office. Here’s why
WA-based boat builder laments federal funding ‘chaos’ as vessels for Ukraine in peril
Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada took effect Tuesday. Check the top imports, exports for WA
Opinion: Ideas meant to help Washington patients will put independent docs out of business
New York Times
‘Full on Fight Club’: How Trump Is Crushing U.S. Climate Policy
Trump Administration Said to Drop Lawsuit Over Toxic Chemical
As U.S. Tariffs Become Reality, Canadians Prepare for Economic Pain
Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Denies Bid to Freeze Nearly $2 Billion in Foreign Aid
Olympian
WA is seeing a string of earthquakes. Here’s how experts say you should stay prepared
WA GOP chair asks Trump, U.S. AG Bondi for federal audit of state’s ‘motor voter law’
Opinion: Ideas meant to help Washington patients will put independent docs out of business
Port Townsend Leader
Federal turmoil prompts questions about city’s budget
Puget Sound Business Journal
New airline takes off at Everett’s Paine Field
Washington exporters brace for fallout from tariffs
Renton Reporter
Local refugees rally for more support in Olympia (Santos, Zahn, Thai, Thomas, Salahuddin, Reed, Orwall, Slatter, Dhingra)
Seattle Medium
First Measles Case of 2025 Reported In King County, Prompting Health Alerts
King County Invests $26 Million To Create Nearly 1,000 Affordable Housing Units
Senator Murray Warns Of Devastating Impact Of Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze on Washington State
Seattle Times
WA may raise Discover Pass price for its state parks (Stanford)
Feds to investigate Tumwater School District over trans athlete
WA lawmaker wants federal review of state’s voter registration practices (Mena)
Consumers are already tired of inflation. Tariffs are sending prices higher.
What Trump tariffs mean for Amazon, Boeing and WA’s very global economy
WA Senate Democrats want reproductive, gender-affirming care in state constitution (Slatter)
Opinion: How I’m setting WA forests on a better management path
South Whidbey Record
UW study reveals 955 racist housing restrictions in Island County
Spokesman Review
Northwest lawmakers react to Trump’s address to Congress
Spokane County invests nearly $1 million in regional addiction treatment services
Spokane Regional Health District could be affected by federal and state budget cuts
After a 2-year hiatus, Spokane’s neighborhood resources officers are back. It’s about a ‘sense of connection’ with police
Washington Post
NIH reels with fear, uncertainty about future of scientific research
Consumers are already tired of inflation. Tariffs are sending prices higher.
Supreme Court says judge can force administration to resume payments of frozen foreign aid
WA State Standard
Washington may raise Discover Pass price to $45 (Stanford)
Protesters rally against Trump at Washington state Capitol
Washington bill would require diaper changing stations in more restrooms (Hunt, Doglio)
Voters could get final say on changes to Washington’s parental ‘bill of rights’ (Pedersen, Stonier)
Wenatchee World
Protestors rally again in Wenatchee
Proposed Medicaid cuts threaten rural healthcare in Washington, experts warn
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
USPS worker shot, killed at Tukwila facility
Alki Lumber braces for price spikes amid new tariffs
Seattle judge to decide future of refugee aid after Trump’s ‘refugee ban’
Exclusive: Seattle mayor weighs in on lawsuit against president’s sanctuary cities order
Washington lawmakers have been trying to ‘ditch the switch’ for years. It’s not working (Valdez)
Trump administration releases list of federal properties it could close. Here are the Washington locations
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
King County Council approves transit safety task force
Tariffs could mean higher prices on these items in Washington
Teens accused of vandalizing Mercer Island Middle School enter court-led diversion program
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Trump’s tariffs on Canadian, Mexican goods set to hit WA shoppers
PSE expats tariffs on Canada to have ‘noticeable impacts’ on customers
Federal Center South building in Seattle faces potential sale amid cost-cutting efforts
Locals, Canadians voice frustrations, concerns over tariffs as cross-border traffic slows
New initiative works against new Parents Bill of Rights before it even passes legislature (C. Wilson)
Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China expected to spike US auto and energy costs
KUOW Public Radio
As tariffs kick in, WA Congressmember warns of impacts
Builders say tariffs will drive Seattle-area home costs higher
Several federal buildings in WA deemed non-essential could be sold
NW Public Radio
New Walla Walla scholarship aimed at women studying the trades
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates drops more wine grape acreage in Washington state
Web
Cascadia Daily News
Labor agreements under scrutiny as Whatcom plans for massive public construction
Sen. Murray highlights Skagit’s Viva Farms as she shares impacts of federal funding freeze, layoffs
Cascade PBS
Why are eggs so expensive in Washington right now?
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray to boycott Trump address to Congress
MyNorthwest
Tariffs could mean higher prices on these items in Washington
Jumping the gun? Millionaire initiative backer moves to repeal law that doesn’t yet exist
WA Democrats push bold gender-affirming care amendment as opposition rises over minors’ rights
West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Wednesday watch