Seattle-area elected leaders react with alarm after U.S. bombs Iran
State Rep. Darya Farivar, the first Iranian American woman elected to the state Legislature, said she and other Iranian Americans are “bracing for impact” from a U.S.-Iran conflict. She’s also heartbroken and afraid for everyday people in Iran caught up in the conflict, she said. “I feel called to act quickly and uplift my community’s voice,” said Farivar, D-Seattle, who recalled being bullied as a child after 9/11, when some Americans directed prejudice at their neighbors with roots in the Middle East. Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Ken Lambert)
Tax collections tumble again in latest Washington budget forecast
Washington lawmakers and the governor Tuesday got the grim state revenue news they’ve been expecting. Estimates show tax collections for the two-year operating budget that begins July 1 will be hundreds of millions of dollars less than what they assumed when they passed the budget that Gov. Bob Ferguson signed last month. Revenues are lagging as consumers grow cautious and businesses retrench in response to the Trump Administration’s shifting approach on tariffs and trade. Many people are also tightening their spending while Congress ponders cuts to federal programs like Medicaid and food stamps. The decline in receipts will force the state to draw down savings, but Ferguson isn’t summoning the Legislature into a special session to respond. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero)
Washington says Trump’s Hanford cleanup budget falls $1.5B short
President Trump’s proposed first federal budget for cleaning up the Hanford nuclear reservation falls far short of what the state says is needed. Hanford’s fiscal 2024 budget, which ended last September, was $3.035 billion. The feds budgeted $3.070 billion for fiscal 2025, which ends Sept. 30. Trump’s fiscal 2026 proposal calls for $3.070 billion. However, the Washington Department of Ecology estimated that $3.79 billion would have been necessary in fiscal 2024 to meet Hanford’s legal cleanup schedules and standards. The department says that $4.56 billion is needed in fiscal 2025 to meet Hanford’s legal obligations, and $4.56 billion will be needed in fiscal 2026. Continue reading at Cascade PBS. (Amanda Snyder)
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