WA leaders urge non-violence as state braces for ‘No Kings’ protest
Anticipation is building — and some are holding their breath — ahead of Saturday’s big event: Washington’s “No Kings” protests. The Capitol Campus in Olympia will host an estimated 5,000 people as part of the coordinated day of 1,800 rallies in towns and cities nationwide. All told, more than 3 million demonstrators are expected to participate across the country, including in Seattle and other Washington cities. Continue reading at The News Tribune. (TNT)
Trump administration pulls US out of agreement to help restore salmon in the Columbia River
President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the U.S. out of an agreement with Washington, Oregon and four American Indian tribes to work together to restore salmon populations and boost tribal clean energy development in the Pacific Northwest, deriding the plan as “radical environmentalism” that could have resulted in the breaching of four controversial dams on the Snake River. Continue reading at King 5. (King 5)
New Washington laws strengthen protections for immigrant communities amid federal attacks
The legislative session in Olympia this year was dominated by a focus on the biennial budget. But between discussions of funding cuts and new taxes, many important policy changes were in play, including several bills aimed at strengthening protections for immigrants, which lawmakers passed and Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law. Continue reading at The Inlander. (Adobe)
Aberdeen Daily World
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Axios
Democrats challenge Trump on immigration enforcement
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Seattle-Bremerton riders get relief Sunday with second ferry
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Capital Press
Trump concedes mounting farm labor worries
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Conflagration declared for Rowena Fire in Columbia River Gorge
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Everett Herald
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Judge rules in favor of sewer district in Lake Stevens dispute
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The Inlander
Police respond in force to largely peaceful Spokane protests over immigration enforcement
New Washington laws strengthen protections for immigrant communities amid federal attacks (Ormsby, Hill)
News Tribune
WA leaders urge non-violence as state braces for ‘No Kings’ protest
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Opinion: With Trump’s immigration crackdown, Tacoma stands for justice
New York Times
Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR
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Olympian
Trump halts efforts to tear out Snake River dams in Eastern WA
Puget Sound Business Journal
Providence layoffs hit Everett medical center
Everett’s stadium project secures anchor tenants
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Business leaders anticipate worsening LGBTQIA+ discrimination
Seattle Times
WA cuts funding for homeless encampment removal program (Macri)
Senate GOP plan would sell millions of acres of Western public land
WA, other states sue Trump administration for blocking EV policies
Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
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Spokesman Review
Two refugees came here legally. They were detained anyway, sparking Spokane’s mass immigration protest
Spokane Pride Parade and Festival, and accompanying protests, will proceed unfazed by Wednesday’s tensions
Stuckart released from jail as Spokane Police Department requests felony charges after arrest at immigration protest
With Baumgartner in audience, Trump signs bill blocking Washington’s electric vehicle mandate; state sues in response
Pepper-balls vs. tear gas: How 2020’s Black Lives Matter protest in Spokane compares to the immigration demonstration of 2025
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown defends difficult decision to deploy police during Wednesday protests in order to avoid National Guard response
Washington Post
Overhaul of CDC vaccine committee is deeper than announced
Senate GOP plan would sell millions of acres of Western public land
Judge blocks Trump executive order on when ballots may be counted
Despite Trump’s claim, no policy change underway for migrant farmworkers
Appeals court says Trump can keep California National Guard deployed for now
WA State Standard
WA doctor among those fired in RFK Jr.’s purge of vaccine panel
Trio of coastal Washington schools secure money to move out of tsunami zone (Tharinger)
Political fights put spotlight on leader of Washington’s largest public employee union
Judge says Trump takeover of California National Guard ‘illegal,’ orders return to governor
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Protests set to sweep Seattle amid threat of National Guard deployment
‘I’m not giving up’: Mom rallies to change minor protection law after son vanishes
Trump administration pulls US out of agreement to help restore salmon in the Columbia River
Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Red Bridge Road fire near Cle Elum now 60% contained
State and local leaders on high alert for more protests over the weekend
Christian-owned spa loses court battle over banning trans women in WA
WA cold case unit for missing and murdered Indigenous people makes first arrest
Is violence at protests effective? One immigration legal expert discusses impact on message
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla is forcefully removed from Noem’s news conference and handcuffed
Trump revokes Biden-era Columbia River salmon protections, calls climate-focused policy ‘misguided’
KNKX Public Radio
Gray whales along the Pacific west coast appear to be in trouble
Trump upends historic Columbia River Basin agreement, bringing uncertainty to salmon recovery efforts
KUOW Public Radio
Washington State, SNAP benefits and the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Ex-Washington state worker claims OSPI fired her over school board vote on trans athletes
KXLY (ABC)
Police searching for two missing teens in Spokane
Former Spokane city councilman booked into jail following protest at ICE building
Spokane law enforcement use pepper spray and foam batons during ICE protests downtown
Web
Cascadia Daily News
Sumas, Lynden border crossing expansions delayed after major federal layoffs
Port of Skagit’s 15-year investment in ag helps farmers, brewers and consumers
Opinion: Peaceful protest is not America-bashing; it’s America-loving
Cascade PBS
Dual budget cuts prompt layoffs, closures for WA state libraries
MyNorthwest
2 anti-Trump Seattle protests planned for Saturday
Trump revokes Biden’s Columbia River Basin agreement
Wenatchee community to honor the three slain girls with public memorial service
The Urbanist
King County’s Housing First Initiative Boasts High Success Rate
West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK: Friday info, including last day of school for many, + weekend notes