School and Medicaid funding worries linger post-session for WA lawmakers
The ink is hardly dry on Washington’s new budget and already legislative leaders are anticipating more fiscal uncertainty. Democrats are focused on threats to health care access if Congress slashes Medicaid funding, while Republicans are warning of renewed legal jeopardy in education funding. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (TVW)
Governor Ferguson orders flags lowered for passing of Washington’s longest-serving Speaker of the House
Governor Bob Ferguson has ordered state and U.S. flags at all state agency facilities to be lowered in honor of Washington’s longest-serving Speaker of the House. Representative Frank Chopp died on March 22, 2025. He was 71 years old. He served as the Washington Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2019. He was first elected to serve as the Representative of Washington’s 43rd Legislative District in 1994. Continue reading at KXLY. (LSS)
Seattle lands on federal sanctuary city list amid growing pressure by Trump administration
The Trump administration has put Seattle, King County and Washington state on notice, including them on a list of 500 so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that it accuses of obstructing federal immigration enforcement. Continue reading at Axios. (Axios Visuals)
Aberdeen Daily World
Some federal library staff, services get reprieve, state not so much
Axios
Washington crashes down 10%, but concerns remain
Seattle lands on federal sanctuary city list amid growing pressure by Trump administration
Capital Press
EPA proposes new insecticide for honeybee nemesis
Federal court reinstates Trump’s tariffs pending appeal
Washington Fish and Wildlife closes key wolf policy meeting to public
Everett Herald
Everett Municipal Building to close for two weeks
Locals say goodbye to Marysville school after 74 years
Early learning group presents countywide survey findings
Sen. Murray hears from county homelessness assistance providers
Help Washington manage European green crabs with citizen science events
Editorial: Local shipyard should get shot to build state ferries
Letter: State should split ferry contract to keep jobs, speed up build
Comment: To save downtowns, find housing for those without homes
Kitsap Sun
Opinion: Bremerton school building project moving ahead
News Tribune
$20 million expansion of Tacoma’s largest homeless shelter in the works
Trump targets WA state with ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ list, and wants to withhold funds
Rules of the Road: Consider consequences of resting feet on the dashboard
City of Tacoma pauses search for new police chief. Here’s what we know
Jobs report will show if tariffs are hitting economy
Opinion: AI education is vital for Washington. Trump’s order will help
Northwest Asian Weekly
Kshama Sawant to announce Congressional run
Puget Sound Business Journal
More than 100 summer flights cut from Sea-Tac Airport
Tariff uncertainty puts middle-market suppliers in a bind
Lumen Field to get World Cup makeover. Here’s what to expect.
Seattle Times
New rules for WA lawmakers with conflicts of interest (Pollet, Pederson)
Why efforts to improve involuntary treatment in WA haven’t worked (Dhingra, Davis)
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County releases drafts of comp plan, development regulations
Spokesman Review
New federal prosecutor seeks to limit drug trafficking in Spokane
Eastern WA dust storm causes deadly highway semitruck chain-reaction pileup
Spokane refugee communities search for path forward after Supreme Court decision allows parole status to be stripped
After Trump administration axes $500 million from Washington dam project, Patty Murray says she won’t let it happen again
Washington Post
DOGE-driven efforts appear to be backfiring
Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of.
Supreme Court leaves in place Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles
Wall Street warns Trump aides the GOP tax bill could jolt bond markets
WA State Standard
New COVID variant found in Washington
Washington’s new cap on rent hikes set at 10% through end of 2025
Frank Chopp, a force that reshaped Washington’s political landscape
Washington overdose deaths decline after years of growth, data show
School and Medicaid funding worries linger post-session for WA lawmakers (Fitzgibbon)
State budget shortfall delays $13 million bridge replacement project in Colfax
Alaska man sentenced to one year in prison over illegal transport of crab to Washington
Yakima Herald-Republic
Sunnyside wastewater plant releasing methane while awaiting repairs
Yakima ends up on federal list of ‘sanctuary’ cities, though county doesn’t
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Paine Field adds Frontier Airlines as airport eyes major expansion
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
USDA sends wildfire resource help to Canada
King County Metro resumes fare enforcement
Washington child care prices among nation’s highest, report finds
KNKX Public Radio
Loss of USGS program could hamper salmon research critical for Puget Sound
KXLY (ABC)
Washington State Patrol arrests person for shooting at passing cars in Stevens County
Governor Ferguson orders flags lowered for passing of Washington’s longest-serving Speaker of the House
Web
Cascadia Daily News
Mental health stigma leaves WA farming communities vulnerable
Closure of processing facilities, new tariffs adds stress for farm owners
‘Pretty chaotic’: More than two dozen beekeepers step in to contain millions of bees after crash
Guemes islanders isolated by an unprecedented ferry outage find workarounds for everyday life
Opinion: Former prosecutor: Outside counsel for Whatcom council? Only on their own dime, with limitations
Cascade PBS
Seattle Councilmember Moore bails on bill to rewrite ethics rules
The Urbanist
Sound Transit CEO Tabs Agency-wide Realignment to Keep Expansion on Track
Op-Ed: Democrats Acted Irresponsibly, Failed to Trump-Proof Washington State in 2025 Session (Ricelli, Frame)
West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: June’s first Monday, with alerts
VIDEO: From tax regrets to ‘fighting back,’ hear from your state legislators, mostly about what happened, and didn’t happen, in Olympia (Alvarado, Fitzgibbon, Thomas)