A fifth of Americans are on Medicaid. Some of them have no idea.
Some Americans who rely on Medicaid to pay for their health care don’t realize their insurance is funded by that very program, which congressional Republicans are looking to shrink. One reason is that state programs aren’t always called “Medicaid.” Many states have rebranded their programs with consumer-friendly names such as SoonerCare in Oklahoma, Apple Health in Washington, Medi-Cal in California or TennCare in Tennessee. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Brandon Bell)
WA leaders decry Trump’s plan to withhold funds from sanctuary cities, states
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s “working on papers” to halt all federal funding for any state with sanctuary cities — a category that would include Washington. Washington is home to municipalities that have declared themselves sanctuary cities, such as Olympia and Seattle. The Keep Washington Working Act, Washington’s sanctuary-state law, broadly hampers local law enforcement from helping with federal immigration-enforcement efforts. Continue reading at The Olympian. (The Bee)
Washington among top states for women in local office
Washington is one of only a handful of U.S. states where more than 40% of municipal officeholders are women, a new report finds. The big picture: The Evergreen State now ranks sixth when it comes to gender parity among locally elected officials, per the report released last month by the Center for Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Continue reading at Axios. (Axios Visuals)
Axios
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Washington among top states for women in local office
Capital Press
Industry advocate sees war on natural gas flaming out
WSU emeritus professor: ‘Deep worry’ amid researcher firings, budget cuts
The Daily News
Bus service between Longview-Kelso and Rainier to start this summer
Seasonal water releases for young salmon start at Bonneville Dam amid national political turbulence
Everett Herald
Everett council to vote on budget amendment
Kitsap Sun
Money lessons — and $200 — draw kids to this annual spring break class
News Tribune
Ex-Tacoma police chief got big payout to resign. City leaders won’t comment
WA leaders decry Trump’s plan to withhold funds from sanctuary cities, states
Opinion: Eid in Washington: Steps toward inclusion and equity (Salahuddin)
Opinion: I spent 16 years in solitary confinement. This is what it did to me
New York Times
Warren Urges S.E.C. to Investigate Trading Around Trump’s Tariff Pause
Trump Is Threatening School Funding. Here’s What Families Should Know.
Olympian
WA leaders decry Trump’s plan to withhold funds from sanctuary cities, states
Opinion: Budget savings for Washington state will cut health care access for state employees
Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson sets short-term rental rules
Rebates offered for e-bikes through April 23
Partnership discussion may violate state law
Port Townsend school district may seek $90M bond
Puget Sound Business Journal
FIFA sweetens deal for Seattle as Club World Cup host
Tariffs are transforming the economy. Here’s how to navigate them.
Seattle Times
B.C. to ax U.S. contracts, pushing back in trade spat
Trump promised mass deportations. Is that happening in WA?
WA Senate votes to cap rents, but not before making big changes (Shewmake, Liias, Alvarado, Cleveland, Scott)
Spokesman Review
Spokane COPS will continue to receive city funding – but much less
‘Global race for AI dominance’ could start at Eastern WA nuclear site
The IRS will turn over immigrant tax records to ICE, raising legal questions and concern in Washington
Former Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky, who stayed in Colville for the job, has died: ‘She loved this place until the moment she passed’
Opinion: Why are working families Gov. Ferguson’s first resort?
Tri-City Herald
See old hospital’s rebirth into a place where struggling Tri-Citians can start over
Vashon Beachcomber
Opinion: Keep fighting for ferries, Vashon (Nance, Thomas, Fitzgibbon, Alvarado)
Washington Post
Tariffs could cost them. They’re still standing by Trump.
China raises tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 percent as trade war deepens
Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan
Why a government expert is optimistic about the country‘s ability to rebuild
WA State Standard
A fifth of Americans are on Medicaid. Some of them have no idea.
WA Senate raises proposed cap on rent increases, sending bill back to House (Shewmake, Lovick, Alvarado, Cleveland, Berg, Pedersen)
Bills on school inclusivity, AI and rent fixing among casualties in WA Legislature (Nobles, Parshley, Farivar, Liias)
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
WA lawmaker proposes tax on dating apps to fund domestic violence survivor programs (Davis)
KUOW Public Radio
Rent caps close to becoming law in WA, despite divisions among Democrats (Alvarado, Shewmake, Liias, Cleveland)
West Coast governors: We will defend our climate policies against Trump attack
King County sees ‘crush’ of evictions as renters struggle to rebound from pandemic, inflation
KXLY (ABC)
WSDOT addresses loud drilling in East Wenatchee
Washington legislature passes restrictions on out-of-state military forces (Mena)
Community workshop to help WSDOT select the design of the North Spokane Corridor
NW Public Radio
La región de Tri-Cities quiere saber cómo el clima afecta su vida
Washington state workers voice opposition to proposed budget cuts
Ocean conditions mixed for salmon, leading to average salmon returns
Web
Cascadia Daily News
Larsen warns US citizens could be next to have their rights trampled
Americans, Canadians shake hands at the border in show of ‘longstanding friendship’
MyNorthwest
March supporting a wealth tax scheduled in Bellevue (Pedersen)
Legislation capping rent increases makes its furthest progress yet in WA after passing in Senate (Shewmake)
The Stranger
Slog AM: Trump Takes Funding from Washington State Libraries, Gov. Ferguson Ratfinking State Employees, Katy Perry Does Space
Slog AM: China Hits US with 125% Tariffs, Seattle City Light Investigation Reveals Wild Culture, NYC Helicopter Crash Kills 6 (Liias)
The Urbanist
Trump Shreds Social Safety Net, Creating Perfect Storm for Homelessness
Op-Ed: Washington Landlords Spending Big, Playing Dirty to Block Rent Stabilization
West Seattle Blog
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